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 Watton-At-Stone 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Watton-At-Stone had 141,946 entries and exits, making it the 1,449th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1449/2575
It ranked 566th busiest (out of 997), with 529 scheduled services per week.
566/997
That's a daily average of 388.89 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 5.16 passengers per service, giving it the 1,245th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1245/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 49,542
Reduced price entries & exits: 67,842
Season ticket entries & exits: 24,562
Total entries & exits: 141,946
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +27,648 : 24.19%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down126458
Up126458
*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: +75,886 (+114.87%)

Reasons for change:
2012-13 Reason for increase unclear
2013-14 Continues high growth from previous year
2019-20 Closure between Watton-at-Stone and Stevenage between early 2019 and August 2020

Location Details

Location: Watton-At-Stone
CRS: WAS / NLC: 6095 / TIPLOC(S): WATONAS
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)
OS Grid Ref: 529609 219222
Constituency: North East Hertfordshire
Local Authority: Hertfordshire
NR Region: East of England
ELR: HDB 23m 72ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Watton-At-Stone during 2022/2023:
•Hertford North (26,583 journeys)
•Stevenage (14,926 journeys)
•Moorgate (13,349 journeys)
•London Kings Cross (2,541 journeys)
•London St Pancras International (2,166 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Watton-At-Stone's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Hertford North4.43
Stevenage5.29