Station Overview - Hitchin

 Hitchin 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Hitchin had 1,981,466 entries and exits, making it the 185th most used station in Great Britain.
185/2554
It was the 172nd busiest station with 1,487 scheduled services per week
172/953
That's a daily average of 5,428.67 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 25.63 passengers per service, giving it the 229th highest passenger to service ratio.
229/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 651,848
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,004,670
Season ticket entries & exits: 324,948
Interchanges made between connecting services: 101,629
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,230,988 : 164.03%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down249905
Up247898

*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 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables
TableRoute
247 London - Weleyn & Hertford - Stevenage - Peterborough

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 2 2 1 0 1 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 8 8 216
Tue 6 3 1 0 1 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 8 8 221
Wed 6 3 1 0 1 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 8 8 221
Thu 6 3 1 0 1 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 8 8 221
Fri 6 3 1 0 1 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 8 8 8 221
Sat 6 3 1 0 1 8 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 11 9 8 8 222
Sun 6 5 0 0 0 0 1 5 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 6 6 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 119
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Hitchin
CRS: HIT / NLC: 6086 / TIPLOC: HITCHIN
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)
OS Grid Ref: 519433 229734
Region: East
Local Authority: North Hertfordshire
ELR(s): ECM1 31m 73ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 1,472,824
1998-1999: 1,607,408 (+134,584 : 9.14%)
1999-2000: 1,692,875 (+85,467 : 5.32%)
2000-2001: 1,649,842 (-43,033 : -2.54%)
2001-2002: 1,715,171 (+65,329 : 3.96%)
2002-2003: 1,806,889 (+91,718 : 5.35%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 1,948,003 (+141,114 : 7.81%)
2005-2006: 2,049,217 (+101,214 : 5.20%)
2006-2007: 2,368,121 (+318,904 : 15.56%)
2007-2008: 2,543,526 (+175,405 : 7.41%)
2008-2009: 2,569,494 (+25,968 : 1.02%)
2009-2010: 2,478,832 (-90,662 : -3.53%)
2010-2011: 2,594,012 (+115,180 : 4.65%)
2011-2012: 2,641,482 (+47,470 : 1.83%)
2012-2013: 2,764,232 (+122,750 : 4.65%)
2013-2014: 2,902,568 (+138,336 : 5.00%)
2014-2015: 3,035,692 (+133,124 : 4.59%)
2015-2016: 3,199,352 (+163,660 : 5.39%)
2016-2017: 3,213,416 (+14,064 : 0.44%)
2017-2018: 3,237,936 (+24,520 : 0.76%)
2018-2019: 3,265,142 (+27,206 : 0.84%)
2019-2020: 3,233,772 (-31,370 : -0.96%)
2020-2021: 750,478 (-2,483,294 : -76.79%)
2021-2022: 1,981,466 (+1,230,988 : 164.03%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,760,948 (+119.56%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +508,642 (+34.54%)
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