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 Welwyn North 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Welwyn North had 367,456 entries and exits, making it the 907th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
907/2575
It ranked 577th busiest (out of 997), with 518 scheduled services per week.
577/997
That's a daily average of 1006.73 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 13.64 passengers per service, giving it the 730th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
730/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 138,978
Reduced price entries & exits: 185,288
Season ticket entries & exits: 43,190
Total entries & exits: 367,456
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +92,514 : 33.65%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Down170618
Up170618
*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 - PeterboroughOct24
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.

Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +9,452 (+2.64%)

Location Details

Location: Welwyn North
CRS: WLW / NLC: 6096 / TIPLOC(S): WLWYNN
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Great Northern)
OS Grid Ref: 524694 215441
Constituency: Welwyn Hatfield
Local Authority: Hertfordshire
NR Region: East of England
ELR: ECM1 22m ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Welwyn North during 2022/2023:
•London Kings Cross (116,404 journeys)
•Welwyn Garden City (13,049 journeys)
•Stevenage (10,698 journeys)
•Finsbury Park (9,223 journeys)
•Hatfield (Herts) (3,553 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Welwyn North's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Knebworth3.04
Welwyn Garden City1.69