Hertford North railway station explained

Symbol:rail
Hertford North
Railcode:HFN
Fare Zone:B
Dft Category:C2
Manager:Great Northern
Locale:Hertford
Borough:District of East Hertfordshire
Railexits0405: 1.287
Railexits0506: 1.343
Railexits0607: 1.074
Railexits0708: 1.202
Railexits0809: 1.246
Railexits0910: 1.284
Railexits1011: 1.261
Railexits1112: 1.293
Railexits1213: 1.338
Railexits1314: 1.373
Railexits1415: 1.429
Railexits1516: 1.520
Railexits1617: 1.616
Railexits1718: 1.669
Raillowint1718: 3,976 -->
Railexits1819: 1.259
Raillowint1819: 5,234
Railexits1920: 1.233
Raillowint1920: 4,414
Railexits2021: 0.233
Raillowint2021: 720
Railexits2122: 0.646
Raillowint2122: 2,590
Railexits2223: 0.863
Raillowint2223: 3,772
Platforms:3
Access:yes
Coordinates:51.7988°N -0.0918°W
Map Type:Hertfordshire
Gridref:TL316128
Original:London and North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years1:2 June 1924
Events1:Opened

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

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) on the branch from .[1] It is down the line from on the Hertford Loop Line[2] 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 EMUs.

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

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 119 .
  2. Book: Padgett, David . Brailsford . Martyn . Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern . 4th . October 2016 . 1988 . Trackmaps . Frome . 978-0-9549866-8-1 . map 24A .