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 | |
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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 code | HFN |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 3 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | B |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 1.259 million[1] |
– interchange | 5,234[1] |
2019–20 | 1.233 million[1] |
– interchange | 4,414[1] |
2020–21 | 0.233 million[1] |
– interchange | 720[1] |
2021–22 | 0.646 million[1] |
– interchange | 2,590[1] |
2022–23 | 0.863 million[1] |
– interchange | 3,772[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 | |
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WGS84 | 51°47′56″N 0°05′30″W / 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 (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 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.
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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Line and station open | London and North Eastern Railway | Line open, station closed |