Welwyn Garden City railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Welwyn Garden City | ||
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield | ||
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| Station code | WGC | ||
| Managed by | First Capital Connect | ||
| Platforms in use | 3/4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 2.002 million | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Welwyn Garden City (source) | |||
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Welwyn Garden City railway station serves the town of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire. The station is 32 km (20ΒΌ miles) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line towards Stevenage. The station is managed by First Capital Connect.
[edit] Services
Monday to Saturdays, trains operate half-hourly on First Capital Connect's "London-Cambridge/Peterborough" line towards London Kings Cross and hourly towards Cambridge and Peterborough respectively. Sundays there is a hourly service southbound to London and northbound to Cambridge.
Welwyn Garden City is a terminus for First Capital Connect's "London - Welwyn/Hertford/Letchworth line" stopping service. Trains operate at a 20 minute frequency to Moorgate in London weekdays and half-hourly to London Kings Cross, evenings and weekends.
The sidings at Welwyn Garden City consist of 6 bays - currently used for the twice weekly reversal of the Freightliner stone services from Hitchin along with Rail tamper units and departmental wagon storage.
Platforms 2 & 3 are in regular use for services to/from London Kings Cross, Peterborough and Cambridge.
Platform 4 is used for services to/from Moorgate
Platform 1 is the reserve platform and is not in regular use
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Welwyn Garden City railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Welwyn Garden City railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hatfield | First Capital Connect | Welwyn North | ||
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