Hertford North railway station
Hertford North 
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The street-level entrance to the station
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| Location | |
| Place | Hertford |
| Local authority | District of East Hertfordshire |
| Coordinates | 51°47′56″N 0°05′30″W / 51.7988°N 0.0918°WCoordinates: 51°47′56″N 0°05′30″W / 51.7988°N 0.0918°W |
| Grid reference | TL316128 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HFN |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.293 million |
| 2012/13 |
1.338 million |
| 2013/14 |
1.373 million |
| 2014/15 |
1.429 million |
| 2015/16 |
1.520 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 2 June 1924 |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 2 June 1924 | Station opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hertford North from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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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 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 (31.5 km) 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 Great Northern. It has one terminal and two through platforms and features a lift, a small shop, two ticket booths and ticket barriers.
From Monday to Friday there is a southbound train every 20 minutes to London terminating at Moorgate; northbound there is one train per hour to Letchworth Garden City.
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