St Margarets railway station (Hertfordshire)

St Margarets
St Margarets
Location of St Margarets in Hertfordshire
LocationStanstead St Margarets
Local authorityEast Hertfordshire
Grid referenceTL381118
Managed byGreater Anglia
Station code(s)SMT
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes
Fare zoneB
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20 0.365 million
2020–21 89,100
2021–22 0.232 million
2022–23 0.268 million
2023–24 0.325 million
Key dates
1843Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°47′17″N 0°00′04″E / 51.788°N 0.001°E / 51.788; 0.001
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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.