Harold Wood railway station

Harold Wood railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in east London, serving the Harold Wood area of Romford in the London Borough of Havering. It is 14 miles 76 chains (24.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Gidea Park and Brentwood. Its three-letter station code is HRO and it is in Travelcard zone 6.

Harold Wood Elizabeth line
Harold Wood railway station in 2020
Harold Wood is located in Greater London
Harold Wood
Harold Wood
Location of Harold Wood in Greater London
LocationHarold Wood
Local authorityLondon Borough of Havering
Managed byElizabeth line
Station codeHRO
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18Decrease 2.930 million[2]
2018–19Increase 3.089 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 3.064 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.964 million[2]
2021–22Increase 1.998 million[2]
Key dates
1 December 1868Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.5928°N 0.2343°E / 51.5928; 0.2343
 London transport portal

The station is currently managed by Transport for London and is on the Elizabeth line between Shenfield and London Paddington.

History

Harold Wood station was opened on 1 December 1868 by the Great Eastern Railway on its main line from Bishopsgate in London to the east of England and consisted of two staggered platforms of wooden construction, the down platform accessed from Station Road and the up platform from Oak Road. Goods facilities consisted of two sidings on the north side of the line opposite the up platform, and there was also a long siding serving a brickworks. A signal box was provided at the up end of the down platform controlling the signals, access to the goods facilities, and a trailing crossover.[3]

Two additional tracks were built to the north of the original lines in 1934 under London and North Eastern Railway ownership. The original tracks are normally used today by express services which do not call at Harold Wood. At this time the current station building was constructed on the overbridge at Gubbins Lane, and new platforms of precast concrete construction located slightly further east nearer to the new station building. The signal box was removed as part of these works, with control of the new colour light signals shared between Gidea Park and Brentwood.[3]

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service from the station is eight trains per hour to Shenfield and eight to Paddington. On Sundays this reduces to six in each direction.

Operator Route Rolling stock Frequency
Elizabeth line Paddington – Bond Street – Tottenham Court Road – Farringdon – Liverpool Street – Whitechapel – Stratford – Maryland – Forest Gate – Manor Park – Ilford – Seven Kings – Goodmayes – Chadwell Heath – Romford – Gidea Park – Harold Wood – Brentwood – Shenfield Class 345 8x per hour
Preceding station Elizabeth line Following station
Gidea Park
towards Paddington
 Elizabeth line Brentwood
towards Shenfield
From 21 May 2023
Gidea Park
towards Reading or Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 or Terminal 5
 Elizabeth line Brentwood
towards Shenfield

Connections

London Buses routes 256, 294, 347, 496, 497, 646 and 656 serve the station.

References
  1. "Harold Wood Station Plan". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  2. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. Brennand, Dave (December 2002). "Harold Wood". Ilford to Shenfield. Eastern Main Lines. Midhurst: Middleton Press (published 2002). pp. 59–63. ISBN 1-901706-974.
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