Liverpool St. to Harwich ?
Mar 1, 2015, 9:55 am
#1
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Liverpool St. to Harwich ?
I am looking at Off peak tickets from Liverpool St. to Harwich, & return.
My concern is the connection time at Manningtree being only 5min.
We will have several pcs. of luggage & am concerned we may not have enough time to make the connecting train.
I guess the question is, on an off peak ticket, should we miss the connecting train to Harwich can we take the next one?
Thank you in advance.
My concern is the connection time at Manningtree being only 5min.
We will have several pcs. of luggage & am concerned we may not have enough time to make the connecting train.
I guess the question is, on an off peak ticket, should we miss the connecting train to Harwich can we take the next one?
Thank you in advance.
Mar 2, 2015, 12:22 am
#5
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If you decide on the 35 minute connection, there is a cafe at Manningtree station, the door is right beside the platform that the Harwich train uses.
Lifts are going to be installed at Manningtree, but it'll probably be 2016 before that's actually completed.
Lifts are going to be installed at Manningtree, but it'll probably be 2016 before that's actually completed.
Mar 2, 2015, 1:36 am
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I haven't done that journey for a few years, but they used to hold the Harwich train for a minute if they could see people hurrying towards it from the subway. If you're sat near the front of the train from London, you should be fine as long as you're moderately quick on stairs with all your luggage. If you're at the back and have lots of bags, you might struggle.
There's a map of Manningree station on the National Rail site to give you an idea in case it helps
There's a map of Manningree station on the National Rail site to give you an idea in case it helps
Mar 2, 2015, 7:27 am
#7
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If you're sat near the front of the train from London, you should be fine as long as you're moderately quick on stairs with all your luggage. If you're at the back and have lots of bags, you might struggle.