Letchworth Garden City railway station
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Letchworth Garden City  |
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| The entrance to the station | |
| Location | |
| Place | Letchworth |
| Local authority | North Hertfordshire |
| Grid reference | TL217327 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LET |
| Managed by | First Capital Connect |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.145 million |
| 2005/06 * |  1.187 million |
| 2006/07 * | 1.309 million |
| 2007/08 * | 1.365 million |
| 2008/09 * | 1.451 million |
| History | |
| 1903 | Opened (restricted service) |
| 15 April 1905 | Opened (full service) |
| 18 May 1913 | Station relocated |
| October 1937 | Renamed Letchworth |
| ??? | Renamed Letchworth Garden City |
| 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 Letchworth Garden City from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Letchworth Garden City station serves the town of Letchworth in Hertfordshire, England. The station is on the Cambridge Line 34 miles 50 chains (56 km) north of London Kings Cross,[1] and is a stop for services between Kings Cross and Cambridge. Trains which serve the station are operated by First Capital Connect.
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[edit] History
The first station known as Letchworth Garden City was opened in 1903, with a restricted service; it gained a full passenger service on 15 April 1905.[2] On 18 May 1913, this station was replaced by a new station on a different site.[2] The new station was built in 1912, in the Arts and Crafts style, and has since been Grade II listed.[3]
The station was known from October 1937[2] until 2003 as Letchworth and was originally intended to have two island platforms, giving a total of four platforms. However, since its opening, only two platforms have been used. The platforms have been extended initially for 8 carriages and now (Dec 2011) 12 carriage trains.
To the north of the station are the sidings where trains starting or terminating at Letchworth are cleaned and stabled.
[edit] Services
Daily there are two trains per hour towards London Kings Cross and two per hour northbound towards Cambridge. There is also a Monday to Friday hourly service via Hertford North to London Moorgate (late evening to London Kings Cross).
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Hitchin | First Capital Connect Great Northern Semi-Fast Great Northern Stopping |
Baldock | ||
| First Capital Connect Great Northern Stopping |
Terminus | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Yonge, John (September 2006) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald. ed. 2: Eastern. Railway Track Diagrams (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 24C. ISBN 0 954 9866 2 8.
- ^ a b c Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 142. ISBN 1 85260 508 1. R508.
- ^ "Planning Committee Refereal". July 2007. http://www.north-herts.gov.uk/item_12_-_letchworth_railway_station__station_place__letchworth_garden_city.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Letchworth Garden City railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°58′51″N 0°13′40″W / 51.980721°N 0.227677°W
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