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Location notes
An outer suburban station on the East Coast Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
Passenger:
East Coast Inter-City services using class 91 + MkIV coaches (loco usually on north end), HSTs ); First Capital Connect inner and outer suburban services using class 313 and 365 EMUs; and Hull Trains class 222 DMUs.
Freight:
Almost none during day light hours - the limited freight workings usually go via Hertford North. However, in the autumn there are usually daytime water cannon trains this way.
East Coast Inter-City services using class 91 + MkIV coaches (loco usually on north end), HSTs ); First Capital Connect inner and outer suburban services using class 313 and 365 EMUs; and Hull Trains class 222 DMUs.
Freight:
Almost none during day light hours - the limited freight workings usually go via Hertford North. However, in the autumn there are usually daytime water cannon trains this way.
Environment
A large commuter village in Hertfordshire. The station is staffed during peak hours and has CCTV coverage.
Road directions
Southbound From the A1(M) Junction 3:
Come off at the junction and head south on the road that runs parallel to the motorway passing the university on your left. At the next roundabout take the first exit and follow the directions below.
Northbound From the A1(M) Junction 2:
Take the second exit at the roundabout, straight across and head down the road to the next roundabout. At this roundabout take the third exit on to the dual carriageway. The road singles, just after you cross the ECML, carry on until the next roundabout. Here take the second exit (right turn) and the next right is the turning into the station car park.
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Welham Green map co-ordinates
Come off at the junction and head south on the road that runs parallel to the motorway passing the university on your left. At the next roundabout take the first exit and follow the directions below.
Northbound From the A1(M) Junction 2:
Take the second exit at the roundabout, straight across and head down the road to the next roundabout. At this roundabout take the third exit on to the dual carriageway. The road singles, just after you cross the ECML, carry on until the next roundabout. Here take the second exit (right turn) and the next right is the turning into the station car park.
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Welham Green map co-ordinates
Parking
The station has a car park.
Public transport
First Capital Connect outer suburban services from Moorgate call here.
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Amenities
The Travellers Lane industrial estate will often have 'burger van' type catering. There are a couple of village shops in Welham Green - turn right out of the station and walk up the road.
Sun Compass
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Welham Green
Streetmap links
Welham Green general view map
Welham Green close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Welham Green
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Welham Green
Googly map
Welham Green general view map
Welham Green close up map
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Photographic notes
The line runs north to south through this location, so is best suited for a southbound shot to get the sun right. Having the fast roads in the centre means there is a possibility of a passing slow service blocking your view, this is unlikely but possible. There is little extraneous noise that would hamper video.
Links to photographs at this location
Rail-net - DPS Charter
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking north
Fig 2 - Looking south
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This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
