Hitchin railway station
Hitchin railway station serves the market town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north east of the town centre and 31 miles 74 chains (51.4 km) north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.
Hitchin | |
|---|---|
The tracks and platform 2 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hitchin, North Hertfordshire England |
| Grid reference | TL194297 |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | HIT |
| Classification | DfT category C2 |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 7 August 1850 | Station opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 | 3.265 million |
| Interchange | 0.174 million |
| 2019/20 | 3.234 million |
| Interchange | 0.164 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.750 million |
| Interchange | 45,488 |
| 2021/22 | 1.981 million |
| Interchange | 0.102 million |
| 2022/23 | 2.512 million |
| Interchange | 77,171 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
Until the current Stevenage station opened in 1973, many Intercity services stopped at Hitchin.
In August 2007 Hitchin was awarded Secure Station status after improvements to station security were made by First Capital Connect, including new lighting, extra CCTV and the installation of automatic ticket gates.
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