Royston railway station

Royston railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Royston
code = RYS


caption = The entrance to the station
manager = First Capital Connect
locale = Royston
borough = North Hertfordshire
usage0405 = 1.027
usage0506 = 1.061
usage0607 = 1.079
platforms = 2
start =

Royston railway station serves the town of Royston in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 72 km (45 miles) north east of London Kings Cross and 21 km (13 miles) south west of Cambridge on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line. Trains serving the station are operated by First Capital Connect.

The station is an important stop on the commuter line between King's Cross and Cambridge as the majority of semi-fast services between London and Cambridge stop at Royston - one exception being the 'Cambridge Cruiser' fast services from London. It is also the last station before Cambridge with platforms capable of handling 8-car trainsets. Therefore it is used by many commuters, not only from Royston but also from smaller stations north of Royston who transfer from stopping services to faster trains at the station.

In the past, electric trains from Kings Cross used to terminate at Royston with a diesel train connecting passengers onwards to Cambridge. From 1988 the whole line from London to Cambridge was electrified [ [http://www.kentrail.co.uk/Network%20SouthEast%203.htm Kent Rail] 's Network South East article mentioning the electrification of the line from Royston to Cambridge] ] .

Services

From Royston there is a half-hourly service daily to London Kings Cross southbound and to Cambridge northbound.

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