Hertford East | |
|---|---|
 The main entrance to the station | |
  Hertford East Location of Hertford East in Hertfordshire | |
| Location | Hertford |
| Local authority | District of East Hertfordshire |
| Grid reference | TL330129 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Station code | HFE |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | B |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  1.286 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 0.243 million[2] |
| 2021–22 |  0.674 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.901 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 1.011 million[2] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 31 October 1843 | first station opened |
| 27 February 1888 (1888-02-27) | present station opened asHertford |
| 1 July 1923 | RenamedHertford East |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°47′56″N0°04′23″W / 51.799°N 0.073°W /51.799; -0.073 |
 London transport portal | |
Hertford East railway station is the northern terminus of theHertford East branch line off theWest Anglia Main Line in theeast of England, and is located in the town ofHertford in Hertfordshire. It is 24 miles 19 chains (39.0 km) down the line fromLondon Liverpool Street and is one of two stations in the town, the other beingHertford North on theHertford Loop Line. Its three-letter station code is HFE.
The station and all trains calling are operated byGreater Anglia.
There are two platforms, although platform number one is generally only used during peak times, during times of disruption and primarily for trains to and fromStratford station.
The first station opened on 31 October 1843 sited to the east of the present station.The current station, designed byW. N. Ashbee, was opened by theGreat Eastern Railway on 27 February 1888, replacing the first station. The station was listed in 1974 as aGrade II listed building;[3] in 1996 thebuffer stop lights on platform 1 were separately listed in their own right.[4]
The Grade II listed signal box at the station was dismantled in October 2021 to allow for platform extensions. It will be relocated to theWensleydale Railway.[5]
All services at Hertford East are operated byGreater Anglia usingClass 720EMUs.
The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to and fromLondon Liverpool Street viaTottenham Hale, which start and terminate at Hertford East. Additional services, including trains to and fromStratford, run to and from the station during the peak hours.[6]
On Sundays, services run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Anglia | Terminus | |||
Some options of the proposedEast West Rail involve reopening a route between Hertford East railway station andHertford North railway station; however a 2009 discussion paper noted that while "the new connection appears technically feasible, doubts must be cast over its public acceptability and deliverability".[7]
Hertford East doubles as Yeovil Railway Station in the 1960 filmSchool for Scoundrels, seen in the opening titles and closing credits.[8]
The station features in a number of different channel branding films (called 'Idents' in the television industry) for theITV channels in the UK. Different, but similar idents have been created for each five of ITV's channels.
