Welham Green railway station
Welham Green  |
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| The station, viewed from the bridge | |
| Location | |
| Place | Welham Green |
| Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
| Grid reference | TL237056 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | WMG |
| 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* | |
| 2002/03 | 0.115 million |
| 2004/05 |  0.126 million |
| 2005/06 |  0.120 million |
| 2006/07 | 0.135 million |
| 2007/08 | 0.148 million |
| 2008/09 | 0.153 million |
| 2009/10 | 0.145 million |
| 2010/11 | 0.161 million |
| History | |
| Opened September 1986 | |
| 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 Welham Green from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Welham Green railway station serves the town of Welham Green in Hertfordshire, England. It is located approximately 14 miles 70 chains (24 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line.
Welham Green is just south of the scene of the Hatfield rail crash in 2000 and was initially identified in BBC broadcasts as the location of the accident.
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History[edit]
Welham Green was opened on the 29th September 1986. It has two platforms. The station was built with funding from Welwyn District Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Hatfield Parish Council and British Rail.
Facilities[edit]
A booking office, open during the morning rush hour, is located on the northbound platform and is reached, from the west, through the station car park. A self-service 'Shere' ticket machine was installed in Autumn 2008 on the road overbridge, at the entrance to the northbound platform.
There are shelters on both platforms, and a small amount of seating near them.
Services[edit]
The service from the station runs to Moorgate on weekdays until about 9.30pm, and into London Kings Cross after 9.30pm Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Normally the service is run by class 313 EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to Moorgate, although on weekends sometimes class 317 EMUs are used instead when the services run into Kings Cross railway station.
The typical off-peak service is 3 trains per hour to Moorgate, reduced to 2 trains after 7pm. However, Moorgate trains run only on weekdays up until 9:15pm. Late evening and weekend trains run every 30 mins to Kings Cross. There are 3 trains per hour to Welwyn Garden City, reduced to 2 trains per hour in the late evenings and at weekends.[1]
Timetables for First Capital Connect services that serve the station can be found here.
Ticket Office Opening Times & Station Staffing Hours[edit]
Below are the current opening and staffing times for Welham Green, as of 2010[update].[2]
| Ticket Office Hours | ||
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| Day | Opens | Closes |
| Monday to Friday | 07:15 | 10:15 |
| Saturday | - | - |
| Sunday | - | - |
| Station Staffing Hours | ||
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| Day | From | Until |
| Monday to Friday | 07:00 | 10:30 |
| Saturday | - | - |
| Sunday | - | - |
Route[edit]
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| First Capital Connect
Great Northern stopping
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References[edit]
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Welham Green railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°44′10″N 0°12′40″W / 51.736°N 0.211°W
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