By
Adam Lawrence |
Ferry operator Stena Line has forecasted a rise in passenger numbers on its Dutchflyer rail and sail service between the UK and the Netherlands, thanks to improvements pledged by the new operator responsible for rail services in East Anglia, Abellio-owned Greater Anglia.
Dutchflyer travel includes rail services to Harwich from London Liverpool Street and stations in Essex, Suffolk, Norfolk and Cambridgeshire, which were taken over by Greater Anglia last month, followed by a Stena Line crossing to the Hook of Holland and onward rail travel to any Dutch station (with Nederlandse Spoorwegen), within one ticket.
Lars Olsson, Stena Line’s general manager for travel on the North Sea, said: “Our Dutchflyer service has been growing steadily in popularity thanks to the convenience and good value it represents compared to other modes of transport. Greater Anglia’s drive to improve the quality of the rail component of our Dutchflyer service should create a superior, more attractive proposition for our customers.
“In 2011 we grew our car traffic by 4.4 per cent with the introduction of our new North Sea Superferries the previous year and in 2012 we expect the enhanced East Anglian rail operations to build on the 70,000 rail passengers sailing with us last year.”