Sawbridgeworth | |
Symbol Location: | gb |
Symbol: | rail |
Borough: | Sawbridgeworth, East Hertfordshire |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 51.814°N 0.16°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Owned: | Network Rail |
Manager: | Greater Anglia |
Platforms: | 2 |
Code: | SAW |
Classification: | DfT category E |
Opened: | 1842 |
Footnotes: | Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Sawbridgeworth railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the town of Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is 26chain57chain down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and stations. Its three-letter station code is SAW.
The waiting room was added in 1960 by H.H. Powell of the British Railways Eastern Region Architect's Department with H.E. Green as the Project Architect.[1] The ticket office was added in 1972 by S. Hardy with Project Architect P.H. Thomas.
The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia. Both platforms were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in 2011.
The station adjoins Lower Sheering in neighbouring Essex, and part of the station was previously in Essex.
All services at Sawbridgeworth are operated by Greater Anglia using EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Liverpool Street and . The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from . Additionally, a small number of Stansted Express services serve the station during peak hours only.
On Sundays, the station is served by a half-hourly service between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge North.
The level crossing located to the south of the station is manually operated, like the signals at Liverpool Street Panel (L).