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Network Rail station in Hertfordshire, England
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
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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
.
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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
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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
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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
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All services at Hertford North are operated by
Great Northern
using
Class 717
EMUs
.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
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Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
References
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Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only.
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