Knebworth railway station

Knebworth
Knebworth
	Knebworth railway station, 2008
Location	Knebworth, North Hertfordshire; England
Coordinates	51°52′01″N 0°11′13″W / 51.867°N 0.187°WCoordinates: 51°52′01″N 0°11′13″W / 51.867°N 0.187°W
Grid reference	TL249202
Managed by	Govia Thameslink Railway
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	KBW
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London & North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1884	Station opened
Passengers
2016/17	0.594 million
2017/18	0.587 million
2018/19	0.562 million
2019/20	0.547 million
2020/21	0.130 million
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road

Knebworth railway station serves the village of Knebworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is 25 miles 3 chains (40.29 km) from London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.^[1] Train services are currently provided by Govia Thameslink Railway.

History[]

The main line of the Great Northern Railway was completed in 1852.^[2] A station at Knebworth was opened on 1 February 1884.^[3] The original timber buildings were replaced by brick and glass structures in 1989.^[4]

Facilities[]

Knebworth station, 1992

In 2009 First Capital Connect installed tactile surfaces to the stations stairways, after it gained funding from the Department for Transport as part of its "Access For All" scheme, although there is no step-free access to any of the four platforms.^[5] In 2019, a further £750,000 refurbishment saw the platform shelters replaced.^[6]

Services[]

Off-peak, all services at Knebworth are operated by Govia Thameslink Railway. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: ^[7]

2 tph to London King's Cross
2 tph to Cambridge

Additional trains operated by Govia Thameslink Railway between London and Baldock call at Knebworth during the peak periods.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Welwyn North		ThameslinkLondon to Cambridge		Stevenage
Welwyn North		Great NorthernGreat Northern Route Peak Hours Only		Stevenage

References[]

^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 15B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
^ Nock, O.S. (1958). The Great Northern Railway. London: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 23.
^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Around the Regions Rail issue 103 24 October 1989 page 18
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Major Regeneration of Knebworth station, 23 Jul 2019".
^ "Timetable 13: Cambridge, Royston and Letchworth to London" (PDF). Govia Thameslink Railway, December 2019.

External links[]

Media related to Knebworth railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Train times and station information for Knebworth railway station from National Rail

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[1] Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 15B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.

[2] Nock, O.S. (1958). The Great Northern Railway. London: Ian Allan Publishing. p. 23.

[3] Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 136. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

[4] Around the Regions Rail issue 103 24 October 1989 page 18

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 22 July 2010. Retrieved 23 May 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[6] "Major Regeneration of Knebworth station, 23 Jul 2019".

[7] "Timetable 13: Cambridge, Royston and Letchworth to London" (PDF). Govia Thameslink Railway, December 2019.

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v t Great Northern Route
East Coast Main Line (main route)	King's Cross Finsbury Park Harringay Hornsey Alexandra Palace New Southgate Oakleigh Park New Barnet Hadley Wood Potters Bar Brookmans Park Welham Green Hatfield Welwyn Garden City Welwyn North Knebworth Stevenage Hitchin
Northern City Line	Moorgate Old Street Essex Road Highbury & Islington Drayton Park
Hertford Loop Line	Bowes Park Palmers Green Winchmore Hill Grange Park Enfield Chase Gordon Hill Crews Hill Cuffley Bayford Hertford North Watton-at-Stone
Peterborough Line	Arlesey Biggleswade Sandy St. Neots Huntingdon Peterborough
Hitchin–Cambridge Line	Letchworth Garden City Baldock Ashwell & Morden Royston Meldreth Shepreth Foxton Cambridge Cambridge North
Train operating company	Govia Thameslink Railway
Former operators	West Anglia Great Northern (WAGN) First Capital Connect
Closed line	Varsity Line
Closed stations	Abbots Ripton Denver Enfield Harston Hilgay Holloway and Caledonian Road Holme (Cambridgeshire) Holme (Norfolk) Maiden Lane Offord and Buckden Ouse Bridge Stapleford Stow Bardolph Tempsford Three Counties Yaxley and Farcet
Infrastructure	Hitchin Flyover

Knebworth
Knebworth railway station, 2008
Location	Knebworth, North Hertfordshire England
Coordinates	51°52′01″N 0°11′13″W / 51.867°N 0.187°W / 51.867; -0.187Coordinates: 51°52′01″N 0°11′13″W / 51.867°N 0.187°W / 51.867; -0.187
Grid reference	TL249202
Managed by	Govia Thameslink Railway
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	KBW
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	Great Northern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping	London & North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 February 1884 (1884-02-01)	Station opened
Passengers
2016/17	0.594 million
2017/18	0.587 million
2018/19	0.562 million
2019/20	0.547 million
2020/21	0.130 million




Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road