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St Margarets railway station (Hertfordshire)

Coordinates: 51°47′17″N 0°00′04″E / 51.788°N 0.001°E / 51.788; 0.001
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St Margarets (Hertfordshire) National Rail
LocationStanstead St Margarets
Local authorityDistrict of East Hertfordshire
Grid referenceTL381118
Managed byAbellio Greater Anglia
Station code(s)SMT
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zoneB
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11Increase 0.286 million[1]
2011–12Increase 0.325 million[1]
2012–13Increase 0.352 million[1]
2013–14Decrease 0.351 million[1]
2014–15Increase 0.356 million[1]
Key dates
1843Opened
Other information
External links
London transport portal

St Margarets railway station serves the villages of Stanstead St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts in Hertfordshire, England. It is on the Hertford East branch of the West Anglia Main Line, and train services are provided by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also manages the station. St Margarets was previously the junction station for the now-disused Buntingford Branch Line to Buntingford.

There is a ticket office that is open at peak times as well as a self-service ticket machine. The Oyster card system was extended through to Hertford East and became operational at St. Margaret's on 19 October 2015.[2]

Services

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale, and two trains per hour to Hertford East. Services are operated by Class 317s. Peak services include trains towards Stratford

Level crossing

St. Margaret's railway station has a level crossing on the southern side of the platforms.

Buntingford branch train in 1959

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ Contactless payments and Oyster extended to Hertford East
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Rye House   Abellio Greater Anglia
Hertford East Branch Line
  Ware
  Future Development  
Preceding station   Crossrail   Following station
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Disused railways
Rye House
Line and station open
  British Railways
Buntingford Branch Line
  Mardock
Line and station closed

51°47′17″N 0°00′04″E / 51.788°N 0.001°E / 51.788; 0.001