Hereford railway station
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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 | |||
* 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 | ||
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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
- ^ Hereford Times (2004-01-29) "Award for rail station" retrieved 2007-01-27
- ^ a b Hereford Times (2006-03-06), "Full steam ahead at railway station", retrieved 2007-01-27
- ^ Marks, R & Farnworth, R, The Railway Station Gallery: Hereford Barrs Court, page last updated 2007-01-27, retrieved 2007-01-27
- ^ "Hereford.uk.com" retrieved 5 November 2007
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Hereford railway station from National Rail