Hertford North railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England, the other being Hertford East railway station.
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| Hertford North | |
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The street-level entrance to the station | |
Hertford North Location of Hertford North in Hertfordshire | |
| Location | Hertford |
| Local authority | District of East Hertfordshire |
| Grid reference | TL316128 |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Station code | HFN |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | B |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
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| 2017–18 | |
| – interchange | 3,976[1] |
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| 2020–21 | |
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| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 2 June 1924 | Opened |
| Other information | |
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| WGS84 | 51.7988°N 0.0918°W / 51.7988; -0.0918 |

Hertford North is about ten minutes walk from the town centre in North Road and opened on 2 June 1924, replacing the similarly named station (known until 1923 as Hertford Cowbridge) on the branch from Hatfield.[2] It is 19 miles 48 chains (19.60 miles, 31.54 km) down the line from London King's Cross on the Hertford Loop Line[3] which provides a diversion from the East Coast Main Line from Alexandra Palace to Langley Junction just south of Stevenage. Stations on the line include Stevenage, Watton-at-Stone, Bayford and Cuffley. Trains on this line are run by Great Northern. It has one terminal and two through platforms and features a lift (to platforms 2 and 3), a small shop, two ticket booths and ticket barriers.
Platform 1 is mainly used for trains to Moorgate, originating in Stevenage. Platform 2 is mainly used for trains originating in London proceeding north to Stevenage. Platform 3 is a bay platform used only as a terminus for trains from London.
All services at Hertford North are operated by Great Northern using Class 717 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service to Moorgate which start and terminate at Hertford North.
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Line and station open | London and North Eastern Railway Hertford Loop Line | Line open, station closed |
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| East Coast Main Line (main route) | |
| Northern City Line |
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| Hertford Loop Line | |
| Peterborough Line |
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| Hitchin–Cambridge Line |
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| Hertford East branch line |
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| Hertford Loop Line |
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| Cambridge line |
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| Lea Valley lines |
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| London–Aylesbury line |
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| Thameslink |
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| Watford DC line |
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| West Anglia Main Line |
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| West Coast Main Line |
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Stations in italics are served on limited occasions, at peak hours or on Sundays only. | |||||
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