Hereford railway station

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Hereford
Location
Place Hereford
Local authority Herefordshire
Grid reference ST623796
Operations
Station code HFD
Managed by Arriva Trains Wales
Platforms in use 4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.732 million
2005/06 * 0.800 million
History
Key dates Opened 1854
National Rail - UK railway stations

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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hereford from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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For a history of railways in Hereford, see Railways in Hereford.

Hereford railway station serves the city of Hereford, England. Managed by Arriva Trains Wales, it lies on the Welsh Marches Line between Leominster and Abergavenny and is the western terminus of the Cotswold Line.

The station has four platforms. Platform 1 is the terminus for services from the Worcester direction; platform 2 is for through trains to South Wales; platform 3, the main platform, carries north- and eastbound services; platform 4, a bay, is mostly used for early-morning departures to Birmingham New Street. An additional pair of relief lines, used by EWS goods services, runs between platforms 2 and 3.

Accorded "Secure Station" status in 2004,[1] the station has a staffed ticket office, self-service ticket machines, a café, and indoor waiting rooms. Automated ticket barriers have been in operation since 28 February 2006.[2]

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[edit] History

The Victorian Gothic building was designed by R.E. Johnson[3] and was officially opened in February 1856 by the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway Co. and the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Co.[2]

Historically, the station was referred to as Hereford Barrs Court to distinguish it from another station in the city, Hereford Barton, now the site of a supermarket.[4]

[edit] Services

Hereford is served by trains operated by Arriva Trains Wales, London Midland, and First Great Western.

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Abergavenny   Arriva Trains Wales
Cardiff-Manchester
  Leominster
Terminus   London Midland
Hereford to Birmingham
  Ledbury
Abergavenny#   First Great Western
Cotswold Line
  Ledbury

# = Only 2 services on weekdays from this station to London Paddington. Other services start at Hereford.

[edit] Notes and references

  1. ^ Hereford Times (2004-01-29) "Award for rail station" retrieved 2007-01-27
  2. ^ a b Hereford Times (2006-03-06), "Full steam ahead at railway station", retrieved 2007-01-27
  3. ^ Marks, R & Farnworth, R, The Railway Station Gallery: Hereford Barrs Court, page last updated 2007-01-27, retrieved 2007-01-27
  4. ^ "Hereford.uk.com" retrieved 5 November 2007

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Coordinates: 52°03′41″N 2°42′30″W / 52.06139, -2.70833