Welwyn Garden City railway station
Welwyn Garden City 
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Welwyn Garden City Platform 3
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| Location | |
| Place | Welwyn Garden City |
| Local authority | Borough of Welwyn Hatfield |
| Coordinates | 51°48′04″N 0°12′14″W / 51.801°N 0.204°WCoordinates: 51°48′04″N 0°12′14″W / 51.801°N 0.204°W |
| Grid reference | TL240129 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WGC |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.478 million |
| 2012/13 |
2.629 million |
| 2013/14 |
2.678 million |
| 2014/15 |
2.724 million |
| 2015/16 |
2.796 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 20 September 1926 |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 1 September 1920 | First station Welwyn Garden City Halt opened |
| 20 September 1926 | First station closed; present station Welwyn Garden City 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 Welwyn Garden City from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Welwyn Garden City railway station serves the town of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. The station is approximately 20 miles (32 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Welwyn Garden City station is managed and served by Great Northern.
A station named Welwyn Junction was opened with the Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway on 1 March 1858. This station ceased to be used for services on 1 September 1860.
A halt named Welwyn Garden City Halt opened on 1 September 1920, shortly after the town was incorporated; this was on the now defunct Luton/Dunstable branch line, slightly further north than the present station. This line cuts west and north through Sherrardspark Wood, and on towards Wheathampstead via what is now Ayot Greenway.
The present Welwyn Garden City station opened on 20 September 1926; Welwyn Garden City Halt was closed at the same time. Prior to this, services to Luton and the Hertford line, which cut east through the town, were handled from nearby Hatfield. The Hertford branch line was closed to rail passenger traffic in 1951 and to goods in 1966, whilst the Dunstable line fell victim to the Beeching Axe in April 1965 (although goods traffic survived until 1971).
When the Howard Centre shopping centre was opened in October 1990, the original ticket hall was demolished. It is now inside the Howard Centre with steps linking down to the original bridge and then platforms.
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