St Margarets  | |
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  St Margarets Location of St Margarets in Hertfordshire | |
| Location | Stanstead St Margarets |
| Local authority | East Hertfordshire |
| Grid reference | TL381118 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Station code | SMT |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | B |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  0.366 million[2] |
| 2019–20 | 0.365 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 89,100[2] |
| 2021–22 |  0.232 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.268 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1843 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51°47′17″N 0°00′04″E / 51.788°N 0.001°E |
 London transport portal | |
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
The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale, and two trains per hour to Hertford East.
The typical peak service towards London is three trains per hour, two of which are for Liverpool Street via Seven Sisters and one is for Stratford via Tottenham Hale.
The typical service on a Sunday is two trains per hour to Stratford via Tottenham Hale.
Services are generally formed of Class 720 trains.
Oyster cards are accepted at the station.
References
- ↑ "St Margarets (Herts) (SMT)". National Rail Enquiries. Archived from the original on 23 August 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ↑ Contactless payments and Oyster extended to Hertford East
External links
- Train times and station information for St Margarets railway station (Hertfordshire) from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Rye House | Greater Anglia Hertford East Branch Line |
Ware | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Rye House Line and station open |
British Railways Buntingford Branch Line |
Mardock Line and station closed | ||