Royston railway station
A view of both platforms | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Royston, District of North Hertfordshire England | ||||
| Grid reference | TL353412 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Northern | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | RYS | ||||
| Classification | DfT category D | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1850 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1.436 million | ||||
| Interchange | 20,466 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.290 million | ||||
| Interchange | 2,650 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.835 million | ||||
| Interchange | 9,630 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.081 million | ||||
| Interchange | 14,420 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.272 million | ||||
| Interchange | 42,985 | ||||
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Royston railway station serves the town of Royston, in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 44 miles 72 chains (72.3 km) from London Kings Cross on the Cambridge Line. Trains serving the station are operated by Thameslink and Great Northern.
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 is the Cambridge Cruiser fast services from London. It is also the last station before Cambridge with platforms capable of handling 12-car trains. 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.
Royston station is still labelled as Royston (Herts) on tickets and information displays, even though the station with the same name in South Yorkshire closed in 1968.