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St Margarets railway station (Hertfordshire)

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Coordinates: 51°47′17″N 0°00′04″E / 51.788°N 0.001°E / 51.788; 0.001
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Not to be confused with St Margarets railway station (London).

St Margarets National Rail
St Margarets is located in Hertfordshire
St Margarets
St Margarets
Location of St Margarets in Hertfordshire
LocationStanstead St Margarets
Local authorityEast Hertfordshire
Grid referenceTL381118
Managed byGreater Anglia
Station codeSMT
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zoneB
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease 0.366 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 0.365 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 89,100[2]
2021–22Increase 0.232 million[2]
2022–23Increase 0.268 million[2]
Key dates
1843Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°47′17″N 0°00′04″E / 51.788°N 0.001°E / 51.788; 0.001
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St Margarets railway station is on the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, serving the villages of Stanstead St Margarets and Stanstead Abbotts, Hertfordshire. It is 20 miles 25 chains (32.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Rye House and Ware. Its three-letter station code is SMT. It is in the civil parish of Great Amwell.

The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.

St Margarets was previously the junction with the now closed Buntingford Branch Line to Buntingford.

There is a ticket office that is open at peak times as well as a self-service ticket machine. The Oyster card system was extended through to Hertford East and became operational at St Margaret's in 2015.[3]

Services[edit]

Buntingford branch train in 1959

All services at St Margarets are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction between Hertford East and London Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale. Additional services, including trains to and from Stratford call at the station during the peak hours.[4]

On Sundays, southbound services at the station run to and from Stratford instead of London Liverpool Street.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia
Disused railways
Rye House
Line and station open
   British Rail Eastern Region
  Mardock
Line and station closed

References[edit]

  1. ^ "St Margarets (Herts) (SMT)". National Rail Enquiries. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ Contactless payments and Oyster extended to Hertford East
  4. ^ Table 22 National Rail timetable, June 2024

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