Ware railway station explained

Symbol:rail
Ware
Railcode:WAR
Manager:Greater Anglia
Locale:Ware
Borough:District of East Hertfordshire
Map Type:Hertfordshire
Coordinates:51.808°N -0.029°W
Railexits0405:0.770
Railexits0506: 0.748
Railexits0607: 0.830
Railexits0708: 0.904
Railexits0809: 0.921
Railexits0910: 0.792
Railexits1011: 0.838
Railexits1112: 0.872
Railexits1213: 0.971
Railexits1314: 1.053
Railexits1415: 1.083
Railexits1516: 1.131
Railexits1617: 1.154
Railexits1718: 1.062 -->
Railexits1819: 1.075
Railexits1920: 1.047
Railexits2021: 0.234
Railexits2122: 0.651
Railexits2223: 0.807
Platforms:1
Events1:Opened
Gridref:TL360139
Dft Category:D
Fare Zone:B
Access:yes
Access Note:[1]
Original:Northern and Eastern Railway
Pregroup:Great Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway

Ware railway station is on the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, serving the town of Ware, Hertfordshire. It is 22chain16chain down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is WAR.

The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.

It has a single bi-directional platform and track on what is otherwise a double-track railway. The station building dates back to the opening of the line in 1843.

Services

All services at Ware are operated by Greater Anglia using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between and London Liverpool Street via . Additional services, including trains to and from call at the station during the peak hours.

On Sundays, southbound services at the station run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ware (Herts) (WAR) . National Rail Enquiries . https://web.archive.org/web/20170823171112/http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/WAR/details.html . 23 August 2017 . live.