Hertford North railway station
Hertford North railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England, the other being Hertford East railway station.
Hertford North  | |
|---|---|
 The street-level entrance to the station | |
  Hertford North Location of Hertford North in Hertfordshire | |
| Location | Hertford |
| Local authority | District of East Hertfordshire |
| Grid reference | TL316128 |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Station code | HFN |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | B |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2015–16 |  1.520 million[1] |
| 2016–17 | 1.616 million[1] |
| 2017–18 | 1.669 million[1] |
| – interchange | 3,976[1] |
| 2018–19 |  1.259 million[1] |
| – interchange | 5,234[1] |
| 2019–20 | 1.233 million[1] |
| – interchange | 4,414[1] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 June 1924 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.7988°N 0.0918°W |
 London transport portal | |
Hertford North is about ten minutes walk from the town centre in North Road and opened on 2 June 1924, replacing the similarly named station (known until 1923 as Hertford Cowbridge) on the branch from Hatfield.[2] It is 19 miles 48 chains (31.54 km) down the line from London King's Cross on the Hertford Loop Line[3] which provides a diversion from the East Coast Main Line from Alexandra Palace to Langley Junction just south of Stevenage. Stations on the line include Stevenage, Watton-at-Stone, Bayford and Cuffley. Trains on this line are run by Great Northern. It has one terminal and two through platforms and features a lift (to platforms 2 and 3), a small shop, two ticket booths and ticket barriers.
Services
From Monday to Friday there are 4 southbound trains per hour terminating at Moorgate; northbound there are two trains per hour to Stevenage.
At weekends there are 2 trains per hour in each direction.
The services to London are operated by Class 717s, formerly served by British Rail Class 313s.
Late evening weekday & all weekend services formerly ran to/from King's Cross (as the Great Northern & City branch was closed at these times), but since the December 2015 timetable change they now serve Moorgate all week (save for the first early morning departure Mon-Sat, which still serves King's Cross).[4]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bayford | Great Northern Hertford Loop Line |
Watton-at-Stone | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Bayford Line and station open |
London and North Eastern Railway Northern City Line (Hertford Loop Line) |
Stapleford Line open, station closed | ||
Platform uses
Platform 1 is mainly used for trains to Moorgate, originating in Stevenage. Platform 2 is mainly used for trains originating in London proceeding north to Stevenage. Platform 3 is a bay platform used only as a terminus for trains from London.
References
- "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 119. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 24A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- "Office of Rail Regulation December 2015 Timetable Changes" (PDF). 11 December 2015, Retrieved 7 July 2017
External links
- Train times and station information for Hertford North railway station from National Rail