Welwyn North railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Welwyn North


manager = First Capital Connect
locale = Digswell
borough = North Hertfordshire
usage0405 = 0.406
usage0506 = 0.395
usage0607 = 0.428
platforms = 2
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Welwyn North railway station serves the villages of Digswell and Welwyn in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 22 miles north of London Kings Cross, on the East Coast Main Line.

Location

Although the station is north of Welwyn Garden City, there is the actual village of Welwyn about a mile west. Furthermore, the station is actually located in the village of Digswell. Also, just to the south the line passes over the Welwyn Viaduct.

ervices

Monday to Saturdays there is a half-hourly service from Welwyn North to London Kings Cross southbound and an hourly service northbound to both Cambridge and Peterborough respectively. Sundays there is an hourly service to London Kings Cross and Cambridge.

History

The Station was opened in 1850 as part of the Great Northern Railway (Great Britain). It was called Welwyn Station until 1926 when it was renamed following the opening of Welwyn Garden City Station. It was built by contractor Thomas Brassey out of locally produced red brick.In its heyday the station served local agriculture and industry as well as passenger traffic and there was a goods yard and goods shed on the West (down) side and sidings to the North and South of the Station. The complex included three Railway Worker's Cottages on West (down) side and two on the East (up). Much of the land to build the Station was purchased from local landowner George Augustus 6th Earl Cowper, who built the Cowper Arms Hotel on land adjoining to the West. This is contemporary with the Station, built from the same red brick, reputedly built (and frequented) by the same Navvies.Today the goods yard has made way for the West side commuters car park but the main Station building, the workers cottages and the Cowper Arms still remain. The Station is a rare example of surviving architecture from the early days of the GNR and this is now recognised with listed status. The main Station Building, the footbridge, tunnel portal to the North and Welwyn Viaduct to the South are all grade 2 listed buildings

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