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St Margarets (Herts) railway station
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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 National Express East Anglia, who also manage the station. St Margarets was previously the junction station for the now-disused Buntingford Branch Line
to Buntingford
.
via Tottenham Hale
, and two trains per hour to Hertford East
.
Stanstead Abbotts
Stanstead Abbotts is a village and civil parish in the district of East Hertfordshire, Hertfordshire, England. At the 2001 census the parish had a population of 1,983...
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...
. It is on the Hertford East branch
Hertford East Branch Line
The Hertford East Branch Line is a railway line in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. It runs between and . The line follows the route of the Lea Valley; serving many towns and villages along the way...
of the West Anglia Main Line
West Anglia Main Line
The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. It runs generally north from London, through the towns of Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Audley End station before reaching Cambridge,...
, and train services are provided by National Express East Anglia, who also manage the station. St Margarets was previously the junction station for the now-disused Buntingford Branch Line
Buntingford Branch Line
The Buntingford Branch Line was a railway in Hertfordshire in the United Kingdom. It ran between the village of St Margarets and the town of Buntingford...
to Buntingford
Buntingford railway station
Buntingford railway station is a former station in Buntingford, Hertfordshire that served as the terminus of a branch from the Hertford East Branch Line. It was first opened in 1863 and closed to passengers just over a century later in 1964. It was served by direct trains from London Liverpool...
.
Services
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to London Liverpool StreetLiverpool Street station
Liverpool Street railway station, also known as London Liverpool Street or simply Liverpool Street, is both a central London railway terminus and a connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, England...
via Tottenham Hale
Tottenham Hale station
Tottenham Hale, is a National Rail and London Underground Victoria Line station in Tottenham, north London. It is on Hale Road near the Tottenham Hale one-way gyratory system...
, and two trains per hour to Hertford East
Hertford East railway station
Hertford East railway station is one of two stations in Hertford in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 39 km north of London Liverpool Street. It is fifteen minutes' walk from Hertford North station....
.