- For a history of railways in Hereford, see Railways in Hereford.
Hereford railway station serves the city of Hereford, England. Managed by Arriva Trains Wales, it lies on the Welsh Marches Line between Leominster and Abergavenny and is the western terminus of the Cotswold Line.
The station has four platforms. Platform 1 is the terminus for services from the Worcester direction; platform 2 is for through trains to South Wales; platform 3, the main platform, carries north- and eastbound services; platform 4, a bay, is mostly used for early-morning departures to Birmingham New Street. An additional pair of relief lines, used by EWS goods services, runs between platforms 2 and 3.
Accorded "Secure Station" status in 2004, the station has a staffed ticket office, self-service ticket machines, a café, and indoor waiting rooms. Automated ticket barriers have been in operation since 28 February 2006.
History
The Victorian Gothic building was designed by R.E. Johnson and was officially opened in February 1856 by the Hereford, Ross and Gloucester Railway Co. and the Shrewsbury and Hereford Railway Co.
Historically, the station was referred to as Hereford Barrs Court to distinguish it from another station in the city, Hereford Barton, now the site of a supermarket.
Services
Hereford is served by trains operated by Arriva Trains Wales, London Midland, and First Great Western. |} # = Only 2 services on weekdays from this station to London Paddington. Other services start at Hereford.Notes and references
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