Knebworth railway station serves the village of

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. It is from on the

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. Train services are currently provided by

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History

The main line of the Great Northern Railway was completed in 1852. A station at ''Knebworth'' was opened on 1 February 1884. The original timber buildings were replaced by brick and glass structures in 1989.

Facilities

Knebworth station, 1992 (geograph 5452718)

In 2009

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installed tactile surfaces to the stations stairways, after it gained funding from the

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as part of its "Access For All" scheme, although there is no step-free access to any of the four platforms. In 2019, a further £750,000 refurbishment saw the platform shelters replaced.

Services

All services at Knebworth are operated by

using

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to * 2 tph to of which 1 continues to During the peak hours, all services are extended beyond Letchworth Garden City to Cambridge. On Sundays, the station is served by an hourly service between London King's Cross and Cambridge.

Former services

Until early 2021, two trains per hour ran direct to London King's Cross during the morning peak period, with a similar non-stopping service in the opposite direction during the evening peak. Additional non-stopping services to Knebworth from London King's Cross ran hourly throughout the evening on weekdays, with a typical journey time of 19 minutes. This service provided by

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was withdrawn as a cost-saving measure following the

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. The

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serving this route were withdrawn from service shortly afterwards. Additional fast services were included in the proposed May 2022 timetable consultation but were not implemented. Knebworth residents have established a petition to restore the fast service.

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Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1884 Railway stations in Hertfordshire DfT Category E stations Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway

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