Welham Green (WMG)
Welham Green station, Travellers Lane, Welham Green, Hertfordshire, AL9 7HF
Station Information
Ticket Office
Opening Hours
- Opening Hours Monday to Friday: 07:15 - 10:15
- Opening Hours Saturday to Sunday: No
Ticket Machines
Yes
Collection of pre-purchased tickets
- Pick up tickets at Ticket Machine
Accessible ticket machines
Yes
All Great Northern ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. Ticket machines are of an accessible design, however their location and the station itself may not be so please check the station access note for further details
Induction loop
Yes
Oyster and Contactless Information
Purchase Oyster card here
No
Top-up Oyster Pay as you go here
- No
Use Oyster or Contactless Pay as you go here
No
Oyster and Contactless notes
Oyster cannot be used at this station.
Smartcards
Smartcards issued at this station
Yes
Smartcard tickets
- No
Smartcard validators
Yes
Smartcard notes
For more information on using the Key smartcard, please visit: www.greatnorthernrail.com/thekeysmartcard
Information Available From Staff
- Yes - from help point
Customer Information Screens
- Departure Screens
- Announcements
Information Services Opening Times
- Information Services Opening Times Monday to Friday: 07:15 - 10:15
- Information Services Opening Times Saturday to Sunday: No
Staff Help Available
- Staff Help Available Monday to Friday: 07:15 - 10:15
- Staff Help Available Saturday to Sunday: No
A staff-operated ramp is required for step-free access between train and platform at this station. Station staff are usually available at the times listed.
Our Mobile Assistance Team is available to help you to complete your journey from this station if it is unstaffed.
If you have not booked assistance and require help boarding at this station, then on arrival please contact this team by either:
pressing the 'emergency & assisted travel' Help Point button
calling us on the freephone number 0808 168 1238 - - Please note this is for immediate assistance only
texting us on 07970 511077
We will then arrange for our Mobile Assistance Team to reach you in good time before your train is scheduled to depart.
Whether you pre-book your assistance or prefer more flexibility, we recommend arriving 20 minutes before your train is scheduled to depart.
Customer Help Points
Yes
Luggage Storage
No
Lost Property
- Lost Property Monday to Sunday: Yes
CCTV at the Station
Yes
Station Accessibility
Step-free access
Some step-free access, may be in one direction only - please check details.
This is a Category B3 station: Step-free access to platform 2 (to Welwyn Garden City) via short ramp from car park, though due to narrow platform (less than 2.0m), ramp cannot be used. Steps to platform 1 (to London).
Assistance Meeting Point is the shelter on platform 1 - not fully accessible.
This station does not have tactile surfaces along all platform edges. Please pay attention to where the platform surface changes from smooth to paved or contact us for assistance.
Ticket barriers and gates
No
Accessible ticket machines
Yes
All Great Northern ticket machines are able to sell tickets with Disabled Persons Railcard discounts. Ticket machines are of an accessible design, however their location and the station itself may not be so please check the station access note for further details
Induction loop
Yes
Ramp for train access
No
Accessible Toilets
No
Waiting rooms
Yes
Unheated waiting shelters are available on the platforms.
Seating area
Yes
Wheelchairs available
No
Getting to and from the station
Accessible taxis here
No
Impaired mobility set down/pick-up point
No
Located in the car park
Accessible spaces
1 spaces
Free parking is offered to all Blue Badge holders. Please ensure that your Blue Badge is displayed at all times when parking at any Thameslink, Southern or Great Northern station car parks. If dedicated Blue Badge bays are occupied, please park within any available standard bay (excluding premier bays) and display your Blue Badge.
Staff Help
Staff help available
- Staff help available Monday to Friday: 07:15 - 10:15
- Staff help available Saturday to Sunday: No
A staff-operated ramp is required for step-free access between train and platform at this station. Station staff are usually available at the times listed.
Our Mobile Assistance Team is available to help you to complete your journey from this station if it is unstaffed.
If you have not booked assistance and require help boarding at this station, then on arrival please contact this team by either:
pressing the 'emergency & assisted travel' Help Point button
calling us on the freephone number 0808 168 1238 - - Please note this is for immediate assistance only
texting us on 07970 511077
We will then arrange for our Mobile Assistance Team to reach you in good time before your train is scheduled to depart.
Whether you pre-book your assistance or prefer more flexibility, we recommend arriving 20 minutes before your train is scheduled to depart.
Customer Help Points and Meeting Point
Yes
Helpline
- Helpline Monday to Sunday: Yes
The assisted travel helpline is not available on Christmas Day.
0800 058 2844
Assistance can be pre booked up to two hours before departure by contacting Assisted Travel.
Whether you pre book assistance or travel on a 'turn up and go' basis, we recommend arriving 20 minutes prior to your train departing. This is to allow us to make sure arrangements are in place at your destination, or interchange, station such as the availability of staff and lifts. If there is insufficient time to check these arrangements, we may assist you onto the next available train.
For further information on assisted travel please see:
Toilets
No
Accessible Toilets
No
Baby Changing
No
Waiting Rooms
Yes
Unheated waiting shelters are available on the platforms.
Seating Area
Yes
Operator
<a href="https://www.greatnorthernrail.com/travel-information/plan-your-journey/car-parking">APCOA Parking UK</a>
Car Parking Availability
- Car Parking Availability Monday to Sunday: Yes
Spaces
35 spaces
Accessible spaces
1 space
Free parking is offered to all Blue Badge holders. Please ensure that your Blue Badge is displayed at all times when parking at any Thameslink, Southern or Great Northern station car parks. If dedicated Blue Badge bays are occupied, please park within any available standard bay (excluding premier bays) and display your Blue Badge.
Impaired mobility set down/pick up points available
No
Located in the car park
Car park CCTV
No
Parking charges
Parking charges apply
- Rate per day £3.90
- Rate on Saturday £2.70
- Rate on Sunday £2.70
- Rate per week £15.30
- Rate per month £61.10
- Rate per 3 months £182.60
- Rate per year £542.10
Refreshment Facilities
No
Pay Phones
No
Public Wi-Fi
No
Wifi is not yet available at this station.
Bicycle Storage
Spaces
10 spaces
Type of Storage
Stands
Location
Next to booking office
Sheltered
Yes
CCTV
Yes
Bicycle Hire
Cycle Hire Information
There are no cycle hire facilities at this station
More Information
Transport Links
The rail replacement bus stop location is shown on the ‘Rail Replacement Bus Map’ below.
No
Information to plan your onward journey is available in the ‘Onward Travel Information Map’, located in the ‘Maps’ section below.
