Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway
railway line in United Kingdom
The Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway is a disused railway in Hertfordshire, England, which merged in 1858 with the Luton, Dunstable and Welwyn Railway to form the Hertford, Luton and Dunstable Railway, which was then taken over by the Great Northern Railway in 1861 by the Great Northern Railway Act 1861 (24 & 25 Vict. c. lxx).
History
The Hertfordshire and Welwyn Junction Railway Company was formed on 25 June 1853. The line was authorised by the Hertford and Welwyn Junction Railway Act 1854 (17 & 18 Vict. c. cxxvii), and opened to goods traffic on 29 February 1858 and the first passenger services ran on 1 March 1858. The line connected Hertford Cowbridge railway station and Welwyn Junction railway station. There were stations at Hertingfordbury and Cole Green. Two halts, at Hatfield Hyde and Attimore Hall, were opened in 1905 and closed the same year.
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