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 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.
The station is currently managed by TfL Rail and is served by the -Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. In the future TfL Rail will be re-branded as the Elizabeth line as part of the Crossrail project. Eventually, the Elizabeth line service will be extended beyond Liverpool Street to Paddington and onwards to and Heathrow Airport.
History
Harold Wood station was opened on 1 December 1868 by the Great Eastern Railway on its main line from in London to the east of England. Two additional tracks were built in 1934 under London and North Eastern Railway ownership.Services
The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service from the station is six trains per hour to Shenfield and six to London Liverpool Street. On Sundays this reduces to four in each direction.| Operator | Route | Rolling stock | Frequency | Notes |
| TfL Rail | London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Maryland - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford - Seven Kings - Goodmayes - Chadwell Heath - Romford - Gidea Park - Harold Wood - Brentwood - Shenfield | Class 315, Class 345 | 6x per hour | 4x per hour on Sundays |
In 2017 new trains began entering operation as the Crossrail service partially opened. The platforms at Harold Wood will be extended from their current length of to accommodate the Crossrail trains, which will be over long once extended to nine carriages.
Three new lifts providing access to all platforms, improved lighting and signage, help points, new ticket machines and gates will also be installed, and the footbridge and stairwells will be refurbished.