| Hatfield | |
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| The entrance at Hatfield station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Hatfield |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Grid reference | TL232087 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HAT |
| Managed by | First Capital Connect |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 1.130 million |
| 2004/05 * | 1.407 million |
| 2005/06 * | 1.430 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.642 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.768 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.905 million |
| 2009/10 * | 1.837 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| 7 August 1850 | Station opened |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Hatfield from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Hatfield railway station serves the town of Hatfield in Hertfordshire, England. The station is managed by First Capital Connect.It is located approximately 18 miles (29 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line.
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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. The former was closed in 1965 under the Beeching Axe, whilst the latter succumbed some 14 years earlier (in 1951) as part of post-war economies brought in by the British Transport Commission. The route of the St Albans Abbey line is now a public footpath, the Alban Way, while the closure of the Dunstable Town line has left Dunstable as one of the largest towns in England without a direct rail connection.
Hatfield has basic waiting rooms on both platforms, with extra shelters provided further along the platforms too, as well as a canopy on Platform 1.In front of the station entrance is "The Steam Inn", a small café-shop style business.
The station has a "Fast-Ticket" machine, as well as a standard touchscreen machine on either side of the building. Hatfield also has many vending machines throughout the station and a photo booth inside the entrance, which also contains toilets for both genders, and a separate disabled toilet.
During the daytime there is generally a half-hourly fast service to London Kings Cross southbound and also every 20 minutes a stopping service to Moorgate Monday to Fridays and half-hourly on weekends to Kings Cross.
Northbound there is a half-hourly service to Stevenage and hourly to Cambridge and Peterborough respectively. There is also a stopping service to Welwyn Garden City.[1]
First Capital Connect Timetables for Hatfield can be seen and downloaded here.
Two fatal rail crashes have occurred near Hatfield:
Below are the current opening and staffing times for Hatfield, as of 2010[update].[2]
| Ticket Office Hours | ||
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| Day | Opens | Closes |
| Monday to Saturday | 06:20 | 20:00 |
| Sunday | 08:20 | 19:30 |
| Station Staffing Hours | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | From | Until |
| Monday to Saturday | 06:00 | 20:20 |
| Sunday | 08:00 | 19:50 |
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Potters Bar | First Capital Connect Great Northern semi-fast |
Welwyn Garden City | ||
| Welham Green | First Capital Connect Great Northern stopping |
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| London and North Eastern Railway | Terminus | |||
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