Knebworth railway station

Knebworth National Rail
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*
2012/13 Increase 0.551 million
2013/14 Increase 0.567 million
2014/15 Increase 0.595 million
2015/16 Decrease 0.590 million
2016/17 Increase 0.594 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
National Rail – UK railway stations
* 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.
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Knebworth railway station serves the village of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is 25 miles 3 chains (40.29 km) from London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.[1] It is managed and served by Great Northern.

History

The main line of the Great Northern Railway was completed in 1852.[2] A station at Knebworth was opened on 1 February 1884.[3]

Facilities

Knebworth station, 1992

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.[4]

Services

There is a half-hourly service southbound to London King's Cross. Northbound there is an hourly service to Cambridge and Peterborough respectively.[5]

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.

Route

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Great Northern
Great Northern Route

References

  1. ↑ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn, ed. Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 15B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  2. ↑ Nock, O.S. (1958). The Great Northern Railway. London: Ian Allan. p. 23.
  3. ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  4. ↑ http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?sEvent=News&sFileName=News.php&iId=143
  5. ↑ Table 25 National Rail timetable, May 2016


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