Letchworth Garden City railway station
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Letchworth Garden City station serves the town of Letchworth
in Hertfordshire
, England
. The station is on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line 34 miles (54.71756 km) north of London Kings Cross, and is a stop for services between Kings Cross and Cambridge. Trains which serve the station are operated by First Capital Connect
.
style, and has since been Grade II listed.
The station was known from October 1937 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.
to London Moorgate
(late evening to London Kings Cross).
Letchworth
Letchworth Garden City, commonly known as Letchworth, is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The town's name is taken from one of the three villages it surrounded - all of which featured in the Domesday Book. The land used was first purchased by Quakers who had intended to farm the...
in Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The station is on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line 34 miles (54.71756 km) north of London Kings Cross, and is a stop for services between Kings Cross and Cambridge. Trains which serve the station are operated by First Capital Connect
First Capital Connect
First Capital Connect is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006...
.
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. On 18 May 1913, this station was replaced by a new station on a different site. The new station was built in 1912, in the Arts and CraftsArts and Crafts movement
Arts and Crafts was an international design philosophy that originated in England and flourished between 1860 and 1910 , continuing its influence until the 1930s...
style, and has since been Grade II listed.
The station was known from October 1937 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.
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 NorthHertford North railway station
Hertford North railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England with the other being Hertford East railway station....
to London Moorgate
Moorgate station
Moorgate station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground station on Moorgate in the City of London; it provides National Rail services by First Capital Connect for Hertford, Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth and also serves the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Lines and...
(late evening to London Kings Cross).