Hatfield railway station

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Hatfield
Location
Place	Hatfield
Local authority	Welwyn Hatfield
Operations
Managed by	First Capital Connect
Platforms in use	3
Annual entry/exit 04/05	1.407 million **
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** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Hatfield. Disclaimer (PDF)

Hatfield railway station serves the town of Hatfield in Hertfordshire. The station is 29 km (17¾ miles) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. The station is managed and served by First Capital Connect.

[edit] History

Hatfield was the junction for a now closed branch line to Dunstable Town. It was also the junction of a second railway that ran to St Albans Abbey.

Hatfield was also the scene of train accident in October 2000, when a GNER high speed train de-railed killing four people and injuring 70 more. More details.

[edit] Service

Daytimes there is generally a half-hourly fast service to London Kings Cross southbound and service every 20 minutes stopping service to Moorgate Monday to Fridays and half-hourly on weekends to Kings Cross.

Northbound there is an half-hourly service to Stevenage and hourly to Cambridge and Peterborough respectively. There is also a stopping service to Welwyn Garden City.