Stevenage railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Stevenage | ||
| Local authority | Stevenage | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | First Capital Connect | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 3.495 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1973 | ||
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Stevenage (source) | |||
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Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire. It lies on the East Coast Main Line. It is served by trains operated by First Capital Connect (who manage the station) and GNER as well as Hull Trains. The present station dates from 1973, replacing the previous station half a mile to the north which was further away from the centre of the new town.
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[edit] Services
[edit] First Capital Connect services
Most of the trains serving Stevenage are operated by First Capital Connect, lying on its Great Northern Route from London King's Cross to Peterborough and Cambridge. It is also served by trains between London and Letchworth via Hertford North; these trains use Moorgate station in London on weekdays (except late evenings) and King's Cross at other times.
[edit] GNER services
Stevenage is also served by some of GNER's trains on the East Coast Main Line. Typically, these are trains between London King's Cross and Leeds or Newcastle.
[edit] Hull Trains services
Hull Trains offer a limited service of 3 trains per day each way. They generally run between London and Hull.
[edit] Facilities
The station has separate ticket sales facilities operated by both train operators, but in practice either will sell you each other's tickets, though it is only possible to collect advance purchase tickets from the GNER office. There is a GNER FastTrack machine available for picking up tickets. There are gents, ladies and disabled toilets at street level (but not on the platforms), and restricted lift access from the station to the platform. Similarly, both companies have their own separate ticket machines (1 x GNER, 6 x First Capital Connect).
There is also a newsagents, a snack bar, and coffee shop at street level and two coffee shops at platform level.
Buses 2, 3, 17, 22, 54, 55, 80, 100, 101, 102, 301, 634, 700, 797, SB8, SB9, SB10, SB14, SB15, and SB16 all stop at the station. The station is a short walk on a walkway from Stevenage bus station, and is opposite a leisure complex that includes the Gordon Craig Theatre.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Stevenage railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Stevenage railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| London King's Cross | GNER East Coast Main Line |
Peterborough | ||
| Knebworth | First Capital Connect | Hitchin | ||
| Watton-at-Stone | First Capital Connect | |||
| London King's Cross | Hull Trains Pick up northbound Set down southbound |
Grantham | ||
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