Welwyn North | |
Welwyn North | |
Platform 1 | |
Location | |
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Place | Digswell |
Local authority | Welwyn Hatfield |
Grid reference | Template:Gbmapscaled |
Operations | |
Station code | WLW |
Managed by | First Capital Connect |
Platforms in use | 2 |
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
Annual rail passenger usage | |
2002/03 * | 0.369 million |
2004/05 * | File:Increase2.svg 0.406 million |
2005/06 * | File:Decrease2.svg 0.395 million |
2006/07 * | File:Increase2.svg 0.428 million |
2007/08 * | File:Increase2.svg 0.455 million |
2008/09 * | File:Increase2.svg 0.468 million |
History | |
1850 | Station opened by GNR as "Welwyn Station" |
1923 | Station renamed "Welwyn North" |
National Rail - UK railway stations | |
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Welwyn North from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
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The Welwyn North railway station is a railway station that serves the villages of Digswell and Welwyn in Hertfordshire, England. The station is located approximately Template:Convert/mi north of London Kings Cross, on the East Coast Main Line.
Location[]
Although the station is north of Welwyn Garden City, there is the actual village of Welwyn about a mile west. Furthermore, the station is actually located in the village of Digswell. Also, just to the south the line passes over the Welwyn Viaduct.
History[]
The Station was opened in 1850 as part of the Great Northern Railway. It was called Welwyn Station until 1926 when it was renamed following the opening of Welwyn Garden City. It was built by contractor Thomas Brassey out of locally produced red brick.
The Welwyn Tunnel rail crash occurred in the tunnels to the north of the station in 1866.
In its heyday the station served local agriculture and industry as well as passenger traffic and there was a goods yard and goods shed on the west side and sidings to the north and south. The complex included three railway worker's cottages on the west (down) side and two on the east (up). Much of the land to build the station was purchased from local landowner George Augustus 6th Earl Cowper, who built the Cowper Arms Hotel on land adjoining to the west. This is contemporary with the station and built in the same red brick, reputedly by the same navvies (who went on to frequent it).
Today the goods yard has made way for a car park but the main station building, the worker's cottages and the Cowper Arms remain.
The station is a rare survival of architecture from the early days of the GNR and this is now recognised with listed building status. The main station building, the footbridge, the tunnel portal to the north and Welwyn Viaduct to the south are all Grade 2 listed.
Ticket Office Opening Times & Station Staffing Hours[]
Below are the current opening and staffing times for Welwyn North, as of 2010.[1]
Ticket Office Hours | ||
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Day | Opens | Closes |
Monday to Friday AM | 06:50 | 13:15 |
Monday to Friday PM | 15:30 | 19:00 |
Saturday | 07:20 | 13:55 |
Sunday | - | - |
Station Staffing Hours | ||
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Day | From | Until |
Monday to Friday AM | 06:35 | 13:30 |
Monday to Friday PM | 15:15 | 19:15 |
Saturday | 07:05 | 14:10 |
Sunday | - | - |
Services[]
Template:First Capital Connect services Welwyn North station is served by a half-hourly service southbound to London Kings Cross and northbound to Peterborough and Cambridge Mondays to Saturdays, respectively. There is an hourly service in each direction on Sundays, although there are no services direct to Peterborough, only Cambridge.
Route[]
Below are the routes that Welwyn North is, or has been on since it was built.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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toward [[Template:S-line/National Rail left/First Capital Connect station|Template:S-line/National Rail left/First Capital Connect]]
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First Capital Connect East Coast Main Line |
toward [[Template:S-line/National Rail right/First Capital Connect station|Template:S-line/National Rail right/First Capital Connect]]
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References[]
External links[]
- Train times and station information for Welwyn North railway station from National Rail
Coordinates: 51°49′26″N 0°11′31″W / 51.824°N 0.192°W
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