Knebworth  | |||||
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.jpg) Knebworth railway station, 2008 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Knebworth,North Hertfordshire England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°52′01″N0°11′13″W / 51.867°N 0.187°W /51.867; -0.187 | ||||
| Grid reference | TL249202 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Northern | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | KBW | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London & North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 February 1884 (1884-02-01) | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.547 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.130 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.317 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.404 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.415 million | ||||
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Knebworth railway station serves the village ofKnebworth inHertfordshire,England. It is 25 miles 3 chains (25.04 miles, 40.29 km) fromLondon King's Cross on theEast Coast Main Line.[1] Train services are currently provided byGreat Northern.
The main line of theGreat Northern Railway was completed in 1852.[2] A station atKnebworth was opened on 1 February 1884.[3] The original timber buildings were replaced by brick and glass structures in 1989.[4]
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In 2009First Capital Connect installed tactile surfaces to the stations stairways, after it gained funding from theDepartment for Transport as part of its "Access For All" scheme, although there is no step-free access to any of the four platforms.[5] In 2019, a further £750,000 refurbishment saw the platform shelters replaced.[6]
All services at Knebworth are operated byGreat Northern usingClass 387EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[7]
During the peak hours, all services are extended beyond Letchworth Garden City to Cambridge. On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between London King's Cross and Cambridge.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Great Northern | ||||
Until early 2021, two trains per hour ran direct to London King's Cross during the morning peak period, with a similar non-stopping service in the opposite direction during the evening peak.
Additional non-stopping services to Knebworth from London King's Cross ran hourly throughout the evening on weekdays, with a typical journey time of 19 minutes.
This service provided byGreat Northern was withdrawn as a cost-saving measure following theCOVID-19 pandemic. TheBritish Rail Class 365EMUs serving this route were withdrawn from service shortly afterwards.[8]
Additional fast services were included in the proposed May 2022 timetable consultation[9] but were not implemented.
Knebworth residents have established a petition to restore the fast service.[10]
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