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Hertford North  | |
|---|---|
 The street-level entrance to the station | |
Interactive map of Hertford North | |
| General information | |
| 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 |
| Fare zone | B |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 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] |
| 2023–24 | 0.969 million[1] |
| Interchange | 3,364[1] |
| 2024–25 | 1.032 million[1] |
| Interchange | 446[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 | |
| Coordinates | 51°47′56″N 0°05′30″W / 51.7988°N 0.0918°W |
Hertford North railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England, the other being Hertford East railway station.
Location
[edit]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.
The station 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. There is no lift or other step-free access to platform 1.
Platform layout
[edit]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
[edit]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]
Additional services originate or terminate at the station during weekday peak hours, when services increase to 4 tph to/from Moorgate. A few trains also originate here in the early morning and end here in the evening.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Northern | ||||
| Terminus | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
Line and station open | London and North Eastern Railway | Line open, station closed |
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References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Table 1415: Time series of passenger entries, exits and interchanges by station, Great Britain, annual data, April 1997 to March 2025" (ODS). Office of Rail Regulation. 4 December 2025. Archived from the original on 9 March 2026. Note: 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.
- ↑ Table 16 National Rail timetable, May 2025
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Hertford North railway station from National Rail