Knebworth railway station

Knebworth
Knebworth railway station
Location
Place	Knebworth
Local authority	District of North Hertfordshire
Coordinates	51°52′01″N 0°11′13″W / 51.867°N 0.187°W / 51.867; -0.187Coordinates: 51°52′01″N 0°11′13″W / 51.867°N 0.187°W / 51.867; -0.187
Grid reference	TL249202
Operations
Station code	KBW
Managed by	Great Northern
Number of platforms	4
DfT category	E
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12	0.527 million
2012/13	0.551 million
2013/14	0.567 million
2014/15	0.595 million
2015/16	0.590 million
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
1 February 1884 (1884-02-01)	Station opened
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Knebworth from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Knebworth railway station serves the village of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 25 miles (40 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Knebworth station is managed and served by Great Northern.

The main line of the Great Northern Railway was completed in 1852. A station at Knebworth was opened on 1 February 1884.

In 2009 previous franchise holder First Capital Connect installed tactile surfaces to the stations stairways, after it gained funding from the Department for Transport as part of its "Access For All" scheme.

There is a half-hourly service southbound to London King's Cross. Northbound there is an hourly service to Cambridge and Peterborough respectively.

On Sundays there is at least an hourly service to both London Kings Cross and Cambridge during the day, with additional services on Sunday mornings to London.