Hertford North railway station

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Hertford North
Location
Place	Hertford
Local authority	East Hertfordshire
Operations
Station code	HFN
Managed by	First Capital Connect
Platforms in use	3
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	1.287 million
2005/06 *	1.343 million
History
Key dates	Opened 1924
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hertford North from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Hertford North railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England with the other being Hertford East railway station.

Hertford North is about ten minutes walk from the town centre in North Road and opened in 1924. It is 19 miles 48 chains north of London Kings Cross. The station forms part of the Hertford Loop Line 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 First Capital Connect. It features a lift, a small shop and two ticket booths. There is a licensed minicab office next to the station.

[edit] Services

Monday to Fridays there is a train every 20 minutes to Moorgate in London southbound, Kings Cross early mornings and late evenings, and northbound one train per hour to Letchworth Garden City.

Evenings and Weekends, the southbound service terminates at London Kings Cross and is half-hourly. The northbound service is hourly to Stevenage.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bayford		First Capital Connect Hertford Loop Line		Watton-at-Stone

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Hertford North railway station from National Rail
• Hertford North at First Capital Connects website