Hertford North railway station


Hertford North railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England, the other being Hertford East railway station.
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 on the branch from. It is down the line from on 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 Great Northern. It has one terminal and two through platforms and features a lift, a small shop, two ticket booths and ticket barriers.

Services

From Monday to Friday there are 4 southbound trains per hour terminating at Moorgate; northbound there are two trains per hour to Watton at Stone, with one of those continuing to Stevenage.
At weekends there are 2 trains per hour in each direction.
The services to London are operated by Class 717s, formerly served by British Rail Class 313s.
Late evening weekday & all weekend services formerly ran to/from King's Cross, but since the December 2015 timetable change they now serve Moorgate all week.

Platform uses

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.

Proposed developments

Some options of the proposed East West Rail involve reopening a route between Hertford East railway station and Hertford North railway station.