Welham Green railway station

Welham Green National Rail
The station, viewed from the bridge
Welham Green is located in Hertfordshire
Welham Green
Welham Green
Location of Welham Green in Hertfordshire
LocationWelham Green
Local authorityBorough of Welwyn Hatfield
Grid referenceTL237056
Managed byGreat Northern
Station code(s)WMG
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Increase 0.206 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 65,068[1]
2021–22Increase 0.153 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.197 million[1]
2023–24Increase 0.224 million[1]
Key dates
29 September 1986Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°44′10″N 0°12′40″W / 51.736°N 0.211°W / 51.736; -0.211
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Welham Green railway station serves the village of Welham Green in Hertfordshire, England. It is 15 miles 50 chains (25.1 km) measured from King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.[2]

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.

History

Welham Green station was opened on 29 September 1986 on the site of the former Marshmoor Sidings.[3] It has two platforms and was opened by British Rail.

The station was built with funding from Welwyn District Council, Hertfordshire County Council, Hatfield Parish Council and British Rail.

The booking office at Welham Green was equipped with APTIS in December 1986, making it one of the first stations with the ticketing system which was eventually found across the UK at all staffed British Rail stations by the end of the 1980s.[4]

Facilities

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

All services at Welham Green are operated by Great Northern using Class 717 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[5]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Brookmans Park   Great Northern
  Hatfield

Ticket Office Opening Times & Station Staffing Hours

Below are the current opening and staffing times for Welham Green, as of 2010.[6]

Ticket Office Hours
Day Opens Closes
Monday to Friday 07:15 10:15
Saturday - -
Sunday - -
Station Staffing Hours
Day From Until
Monday to Friday 07:00 10:30
Saturday - -
Sunday - -

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. ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 15A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  3. ^ "British Rail News: New and Re-opened Stations". Journal of the Transport Ticket Society (271). Luton: Transport Ticket Society: 294. July 1986. ISSN 0144-347X.
  4. ^ "British Rail News: All Purpose Ticket Issuing System (APTIS)". Journal of the Transport Ticket Society (277). Luton: Transport Ticket Society: 44. January 1987. ISSN 0144-347X.
  5. ^ Table 24 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  6. ^ "Welham Green Train Station - Trains to / from Welham Green". Archived from the original on 10 September 2009. Retrieved 4 November 2023.
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