Hertingfordbury railway station

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Station building and platform, looking west, taken 1953 Hertingfordbury railway station (1953).jpg
Station building and platform, looking west, taken 1953
Site of the former station, seen in 1993 Hertingfordbury station site geograph-3672790-by-Ben-Brooksbank.jpg
Site of the former station, seen in 1993

Hertingfordbury railway station was a station at Hertingfordbury, Hertfordshire, England, on the Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway. It was a passenger station from December 1858 until 18 June 1951. [1] It had a single platform and a small goods yard to the east. The line was finally closed to all traffic in 1962.

The station building has been converted to a private residence, with the old line open as a public right of way, named the Cole Green Way. [2] [3]

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References

  1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 224. OCLC   931112387.
  2. "Hertingfordbury". Disused Stations:Site Records. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. "The Cole Green Way :: Discover Hertford Online". www.hertford.net. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Cole Green   Great Northern Railway
Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway
  Hertford Cowbridge railway station

Coordinates: 51°47′19″N0°06′06″W / 51.7886°N 0.1017°W / 51.7886; -0.1017