Stevenage railway station

Stevenage
National Rail
The station in November 2021 looking north, with the new platform 5 on the far left
General information
LocationStevenage, Borough of Stevenage
England
Grid referenceTL234241
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byGreat Northern
Platforms5
ConnectionsLocal Buses Regional Buses Local Taxis
Other information
Station codeSVG
ClassificationDfT category C1
History
Opened23 July 1973
Key dates
8 August 1850Original station opened by GNR
22 July 1973Station closed
23 July 1973Relocated 73 chains (1.5km) south to present location and opened by BR
29 September 1973Officially opened by Shirley Williams MP
Passengers
2019/20Decrease 4.634 million
 Interchange Decrease 1.654 million
2020/21Decrease 1.228 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.238 million
2021/22Increase 3.385 million
 Interchange Increase 0.833 million
2022/23Increase 4.050 million
 Interchange Increase 1.957 million
2023/24Increase 4.272 million
 Interchange Decrease 0.983 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is around 27.6 miles (44.4 km) north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. The station lies just to the north of Langley junction, a grade separated junction where the Hertford Loop Line diverges from the East Coast Main Line; the two lines re-converge at Alexandra Palace in London's northern suburbs.[1]

Stevenage is served and managed by Govia Thameslink Railway, which operates stopping services southbound to King’s Cross, Brighton, Gatwick Airport and Moorgate; northbound services connect to Cambridge and Peterborough. It is also served frequently by London North Eastern Railway, which operates non-stopping services southbound to King's Cross and northbound to York, Leeds and Edinburgh Waverley. Hull Trains and Lumo operate very limited services from the station.

The present station, built by British Rail, was opened for services on 23 July 1973.[2] It was officially opened on 26 September 1973 by Shirley Williams, then MP for Stevenage;[nb 1] this replaced the previous station which was sited 73 chains (1,500 m) to the north and further away from the centre of the new town.[1]

History

Remains of the old station

The original Stevenage railway station was built in 1850 by the Great Northern Railway, despite the apparent hostility towards the railway being built there at that time due to the inevitable decline it would cause to local coach businesses,[3] which all ended shortly after the station was opened.

In 1946, Stevenage became one of the first New Towns, which resulted in a new town centre. In 1973, the station was relocated 73 chains (1.47 km) south, within walking distance (220 yd, 200 m) of the new town centre. As built, the new station had two island platforms, serving four through tracks.[4]

In December 2013, the previous train operator, First Capital Connect, started refurbishing the station completely, introducing passenger lifts between platform and street level, and refurbishing the concourse area with retail units. The works were due to be completed by April 2014, but were delayed. After Great Northern took over the franchise in September 2014, these works were completed.

Until May 2018, most weekday trains from London on the Hertford Loop Line ran through to Letchworth, as the layout gave insufficient capacity to accommodate terminating trains at Stevenage. However, in 2018, all the loop line services were cut back to start/terminate at Stevenage. To help alleviate the capacity problem, an additional south-facing terminal platform was built, similar to the arrangement at Welwyn Garden City, which allows loop line services to start and terminate there. Platform 5 was officially opened on 3 August 2020.[5]

In 2021, a tactile map was installed, in collaboration with the Royal National Institute of Blind People, to help blind and partially sighted passengers navigate the station.[6]

Facilities

Southbound view of the station from platform 2 in January 2015, before the construction of platform 5

The station has five platform tracks, which are at ground level. The westernmost track (platform 5) is a terminal track for trains to and from London via the Hertford Loop Line, and is served by a side platform. The remaining four through tracks are served by two island platforms. On this stretch of line the tracks are paired by direction, so each island platform serves trains going in one direction, with platform 1&2 serving southbound trains and platform 3&4 serving northbound trains.[7]

The platforms are accessed by stairs and lifts from the station concourse, which spans above the tracks. There are station entrances on both sides of the station, which have stairs, lifts and ramps to the concourse. At concourse level are separate ticket offices for Great Northern and London North Eastern Railway[citation needed], as well as ticket machines. Toilets are also provided at this level, but not on the platforms. All three platforms have indoor waiting rooms, along with outdoor seating along the length of the platforms. There are coffee bars on each of the two island platforms.[7][8]

There are two sets of automated ticket barriers. One, on the concourse level, gives access to the two island platforms (platform numbers 1 to 4), whilst the other, at platform level, gives access to platform 5. Interchange between platform 5 and any of the other platforms requires the passenger to pass through both barrier lines. The station is a short walk on a walkway from Stevenage Bus Interchange and is opposite a leisure complex that includes the Gordon Craig Theatre.[8]

Services

Services at Stevenage are provided by four train operating companies:

Govia Thameslink Railway operates trains here under two sub-brands:

Great Northern

Great Northern serves Stevenage with a half-hourly service to Moorgate, which calls at all stations via the Hertford Loop Line. These services start and finish at Stevenage using platform 5.[9] These services are operated using Class 717 electric multiple units.

It also operates an hourly fast service during weekday peak hours between London King's Cross and Peterborough. Southbound, this service runs non-stop to London King's Cross and northbound, calls only at Biggleswade, St Neots and Huntingdon.[9] These services are operated using Class 387 electric multiple units.

Most services at Stevenage are operated by Thameslink, using Class 700 electric multiple units.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[10]

On Sundays, the services between Brighton and Cambridge are reduced to hourly, with no service to Horsham.

London North Eastern Railway

London North Eastern Railway
Legend
 Inverness
Carrbridge
Aviemore
Kingussie
Newtonmore
Blair Atholl
Pitlochry
Dunkeld & Birnam
Perth
Gleneagles
Dunblane
Stirling
Falkirk Grahamston
Aberdeen
Stonehaven
Montrose
Arbroath
Dundee
Leuchars
Kirkcaldy
Inverkeithing
Haymarket Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Waverley Edinburgh Trams
Dunbar
Reston
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Alnmouth
Morpeth
Newcastle Tyne and Wear Metro
Durham
Darlington
Middlesbrough
Thornaby
Northallerton
Skipton
Keighley
Bradford Forster Square
York
Shipley
Harrogate
Horsforth
Hull Paragon
Brough
Selby
Leeds
Wakefield Westgate
Doncaster
Retford
Lincoln
Newark Northgate
Grantham
Peterborough
Stevenage
London King's Cross London Underground

London North Eastern Railway generally serves Stevenage with two trains per hour in each direction during the day. There is an hourly service between London King's Cross and Leeds, with a train every two hours continuing to Harrogate. There is also an hourly service from King's Cross, alternating northbound between terminating at Lincoln or York, via Retford.[11]

During peak hours, a small number of services to Leeds are extended to and from Bradford Forster Square.

There are also a small number of early morning and late evening services to and from Newcastle and Edinburgh Waverley.

Services are operated using Class 800 bi-mode trains, Class 801 electric multiple units and InterCity 225 electric locomotive-hauled sets.

Hull Trains

Hull Trains operates a limited service on Sunday afternoons only. The station is served by one northbound service to Hull and two southbound services to London King's Cross.[12] Services are operated using Class 802 bi-mode trains.

Lumo

Lumo operates two northbound services to Edinburgh Waverley and three southbound services to London King's Cross.[13] Services are operated using Class 803 electric multiple units.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
London King's Cross   London North Eastern Railway
  Peterborough
or
Grantham
  Hull Trains
East Coast Main Line
Limited Service
   Grantham
  Lumo
  Newcastle
Great Northern
Peak Hours Only
Great NorthernTerminus
Great Northern
Thameslink

See also

  • Nala, a local cat, is popular with commuters and known to sit on the ticket barriers at the station.[14]

Notes

  1. ^ A brass plaque in the upstairs walkway/bridge commemorates this

References

  1. ^ a b Yonge, John (September 2006) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 15B. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 219. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. ^ http://www.wordoxers.com/hos/main7.htm[permanent dead link‍]
  4. ^ "A History of Stevenage". www.localhistories.org. 14 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Rail passengers benefit from £40m Stevenage station platform". 3 August 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ Holden, Alan (19 May 2021). "Railway stations in Hertfordshire and Sussex mapped for blind and partially sighted passengers". Rail Advent. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Stevenage station map (platforms)". National Rail. Archived from the original on 16 December 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Stevenage station map". National Rail. Archived from the original on 5 July 2024. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Timetables". Great Northern Rail. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Timetables". Govia Thameslink Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Our Timetables". London North Eastern Railway. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Our Timetable". Hull Trains. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Our timetable". Lumo. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  14. ^ Burchell, Helen (29 October 2023). "Stevenage railway cat Nala 'breaks down barriers' at rush hour". BBC News. Retrieved 7 December 2024.

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