Hertford North railway station

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The street-level entrance to the station
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Hertford North
Location of Hertford North in Hertfordshire
Location Hertford
Local authority District of East Hertfordshire
Grid reference TL316128
Managed by Great Northern
Station codeHFN
DfT category C2
Number of platforms3
AccessibleYes
Fare zone B
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18Increase2.svg 1.669 million [1]
– interchange  3,976 [1]
2018–19Decrease2.svg 1.259 million [1]
– interchange Increase2.svg 5,234 [1]
2019–20Decrease2.svg 1.233 million [1]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 4,414 [1]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 0.233 million [1]
– interchange Decrease2.svg 720 [1]
2021–22Increase2.svg 0.646 million [1]
– interchange Increase2.svg 2,590 [1]
Railway companies
Original company London and North Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
2 June 1924Opened
Other information
External links
WGS84 51°47′56″N0°05′30″W / 51.7988°N 0.0918°W / 51.7988; -0.0918
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal
View southwards from the Down platform in 1959 Hertford North Station geograph-2373847-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
View southwards from the Down platform in 1959

Hertford North railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England, the other being Hertford East railway station.

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Location

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 (19.60 miles, 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.

Platform layout

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.

Services

All services at Hertford North are operated by Great Northern using Class 717 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [4]

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service to and from Moorgate which starts and terminates at Hertford North.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 119. ISBN   1-85260-508-1. R508.
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  4. Table 24 National Rail timetable, May 2022