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 Hertford North 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Hertford North had 863,302 entries and exits, making it the 520th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
520/2575
It ranked 470th busiest (out of 997), with 695 scheduled services per week.
470/997
That's a daily average of 2365.21 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 23.89 passengers per service*, giving it the 371st (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
371/1659
* This increases to a daily average of 2375.55 passengers passing through the station and 24.1 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 330,192
Reduced price entries & exits: 423,026
Season ticket entries & exits: 110,084
Total entries & exits: 863,302
Interchanges made between connecting services: 3,772
Change in usage from 21/22: +217,284 : 33.63%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1154560
2153556
3145527
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
247London - Weleyn & Hertford - Stevenage - PeterboroughMay24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023:-16,987 (-1.93%)

Reasons for change:
2006-07 Group Of Stations
2018-19 Methodological change - improved estimates at Hertford stations

Location Details

Location: Hertford North
CRS: HFN / NLC: 6085 / TIPLOC(S): HFDN
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)
OS Grid Ref: 531647 212833
Constituency: Hertford and Stortford
Local Authority: Hertfordshire
NR Region: East of England
Station Group: HERTFORD BR
ELR: HDB 19m 48ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Hertford North during 2022/2023:
•Moorgate (119,824 journeys)
•Finsbury Park (79,367 journeys)
•Highbury and Islington (60,139 journeys)
•Old Street (42,943 journeys)
•Stevenage (39,178 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Hertford North's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Bayford2.90
Watton-At-Stone4.43