Hertford East railway station


Hertford East railway station is the northern terminus of the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, and is located in the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire. It is down the line from London Liverpool Street and is one of two stations in the town, the other being on the Hertford Loop Line. Its three-letter station code is HFE.
The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.
There are two platforms, although platform number one is generally only used during peak times, during times of disruption and primarily for trains to and from Stratford station.

History

The current station, designed by W. N. Ashbee, was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 27 February 1888, replacing a station further to the east which dated from the opening of the branch line from Broxbourne in 1843. The station was listed in 1974 as a Grade II* listed building; in 1996 the buffer stop lights on platform 1 were separately listed in their own right.

Services

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale.
The typical morning peak service is three trains per hour, two of which are for Liverpool Street via Seven Sisters and one is for Stratford via Tottenham Hale. The typical evening peak service is three trains an hour, two of which are for Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale and one of which is for Broxbourne.
The typical service on a Sunday is two trains per hour to Stratford via Tottenham Hale.
Services are generally formed of Class 317 trains, however in times of disruption Class 379 units are sometimes used.
Oyster cards are accepted at the station.

Proposed developments

Some options of the proposed East West Rail involve reopening a route between Hertford East railway station and Hertford North railway station; however a 2009 discussion paper noted that while "the new connection appears technically feasible, doubts must be cast over its public acceptability and deliverability".