Hitchin (HIT)

Managed by First Capital Connect

 
Station Approach
Walsworth Road
Hitchin
SG4 9UL
 

Station facilities

  • Station seating facilities

    First Class lounge No
    Seating area Yes
    Waiting Rooms None
    Women-only waiting room No

  • Trolleys

  • Refreshments

  • ATM machine

    ATM machine Yes
    Bureau de change No

  • Toilets

  • Pay phone

    Pay phone Cards and coins

  • Internet

    Public Wi-Fi No
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    Web kiosk No

  • Post box

  • Tourist information office

    Tourist information office No

  • Shops

    Shops Yes
 
 

Hitchin

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Transport links

Connection time
4 minutes (minimum)
Cycle storage
Yes
Sheltered cycle storage
Partial
Cycle storage location
outside booking office, and at the front
Car park
Yes

Station Car Park - 354 spaces

Monday-Friday 24 hours
Saturday 24 hours
Sunday 24 hours

National Car Parks Ltd (Operator)

0845 680 0023 (primary)
www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk

Charges: £7.00 daily, £31.00 weekly, £120.00 monthly, £320.00 three-monthly, £1050.00 annually

Taxi rank
Yes
Rail replacement

Southbound and Northbound buses stop directly outside the station exit.

Bus services
Yes

Onward travel
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Ticket buying and collection

Ticket office opening
Monday-Saturday 06:15-20:00
Sunday 07:15-18:30
Self-service machines
Yes
Collect from counter
Yes
Collect from machine
Yes

There are two ticket machines which accepts cash & credit/debit cards which is approximately 7 feet in height and is blue in colour with a silver front and has the word TICKETS on the front which is located outside the booking hall entrance near the taxi rank and is available at all times. In addition there are two credit/debit card only machines approximately 4 feet in height, blue in colour and has the logo FASTTICKETS above them which are located in the booking hall and are available only when the station is open.


Station Entrance
Penalty fares

Penalty Fares apply to journeys from Hitchin station when travelling with:

  • First Capital Connect

Accessibility and mobility access

Customer help points
No no
Staff help
Monday-Saturday 06:15-21:00
Sunday 07:00-18:50
Monday-Friday 06:00-21:00
Saturday 06:00-21:00
Accessible ticket machines
No
Accessible ticket office counter
Yes
Induction loop
Yes
Ramp for train access
Yes
Accessible taxis
Yes
Accessible public telephones
No no
Accessible toilets
No
Step free access coverage
Partial station step free access to Booking Hall area and North Bound services only. Access to Platform 1 (London bound) is via an underpass which has stair cases at each end.
Impaired mobility set down
No
Disabled parking
No
Accessible car park equipment
No
Wheelchairs
No
Ticket gates
No

General services information

Customer service
Yes
Left luggage
No
Lost property
Yes
Lost property enquiries to 0845 026 4700, open 7 days a week, from 0700 to 2200, except Christmas Day.
British Transport Police
0800 40 50 40

Staffing

Staffing level
Part-time
Monday-Saturday 06:00-21:00
Sunday 07:00-18:50

Station map

Station plan

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