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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 (known until 1923 as Hertford Cowbridge) on the
branch from Hatfield. 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 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.
Towards London, in peak times there are four southbound trains
per hour terminating at Moorgate, with two trains per hour in
off peak times.
Towards Stevenage, there are two trains per hour in both peak
and off times.
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..
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