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((Short description|Railway station in Hertfordshire, England))
((Use dmy dates|date=April 2017))
((Use British English|date=April 2017))
((Infobox station
| name                = Watton-at-Stone
| symbol_location     = gb
| symbol              = rail
| image               = Watton-at-Stone railway station 1.jpg
| borough             = [[Watton-at-Stone]], [[East Hertfordshire|District of East Hertfordshire]]
| country             = England
| coordinates         = ((coord|51.8569|-0.1198|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title))
| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position       = ((gbmapscaled|TL295192|25|TL295192))
| manager             = [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Great Northern]]
| platforms           = 2
| code                = WAS
| classification      = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] E
| original            = [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
| postgroup           = London and North Eastern Railway
| years               = 2 June 1924
| events              = Opened
| years1              = 10 September 1939
| events1             = Closed
| years2              = 17 May 1982
| events2             = Reopened
| mpassengers =
((Rail pass box |pass_year=2018/19 |passengers=((decrease)) 0.154 million))
((Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers=((decrease)) 0.133 million))
((Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers=((decrease)) 42,870))
((Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers=((increase)) 0.114 million))
((Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers=((increase)) 0.142 million))
| footnotes           = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
))
'''Watton-at-Stone railway station''' serves the village of [[Watton-at-Stone]] in [[Hertfordshire]], England. It is ((miles-chains|23|mi|72|chain|km)) down the line from ((rws|London King's Cross))<ref>((cite book |last=Padgett |first=David |editor-last=Brailsford |editor-first=Martyn |title=Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern |edition=4th |date=October 2016 |orig-year=1988 |publisher=Trackmaps |location=Frome |isbn=978-0-9549866-8-1 |at=map 24B ))</ref> on the [[Hertford Loop Line]] between [[Hertford North railway station|Hertford North]] and [[Stevenage railway station|Stevenage]] and is served by trains operated by [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Great Northern]].

== History ==

According to the Watton-at-Stone Parish Council,<ref>Watton-at-Stone Parish Council: [http://homepage.ntlworld.com/vernon.dunhill/Watton02/nathab_transp.htm Transport]</ref> a proposal for a rail route between London and Stevenage was approved by Parliament in 1898, though construction did not begin until 1906.  A single-track section through Watton-at-Stone opened on 4 March 1918, with the track later being [[double track|dualled]].

The station saw its first passenger train run through on 6 February 1920, but did so only when a train was diverted from the [[East Coast Main Line]] as the result of an accident.  Scheduled passenger services of four trains per day started on 2 June 1924, stopping on request at Watton-at-Stone.

The station's life as a passenger service was short-lived however, and it closed just 15 years later on 10 September 1939, despite the famed locomotive engineer [[Nigel Gresley]]'s residency in the village.

The nationalised [[British Railways]] considered reopening the station in the 1960s, but it was not until 1981 that a campaign to reopen the station gathered momentum.  The bulk of the £120,000 costs were paid for by [[Hertfordshire County Council]] and British Rail, but villagers and the parish council responded to a public appeal for funds, and together contributed £8,000.  On 17 May 1982, a small crowd gathered to board the 06:23 service from Watton-at-Stone to [[Moorgate station|Moorgate]], the first passenger train to serve the village in almost 43 years.

==Services==
All services at Watton-at-Stone are operated by [[Govia Thameslink Railway|Great Northern]] using ((brc|717)) [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>((NRtimes|May 2022|24))</ref>
* 2 tph to ((stn|Moorgate)) via ((stnlnk|Hertford North))
* 2 tph to ((stnlnk|Stevenage))

((rail start))
((s-rail-national|previous=Hertford North|next=Stevenage|toc=Great Northern|route=((smalldiv|[[Hertford Loop Line]]))))
((Historical Rail Insert))
((s-rail-national|status=Historical|previous=Stapleford|next=Stevenage|toc=LNER|route=((smalldiv|[[Hertford Loop Line]]))|note2=((smalldiv|Line and station open))|note=((smalldiv|Line open, station closed))))
((end))

== Cultural references ==
((more citations needed|date=October 2023))
In 1977, track in the vicinity of the then closed station was used by [[British Transport Films]] as a set to film the notorious [[public information film]] ''[[The Finishing Line]]''.<ref>British Transport Films: ''[http://www.britishtransportfilms.co.uk/productions/films/BT1196/BT1196.html The Finishing Line]''</ref> Using shock tactics to deter children from playing near railway lines, the film was staged as a [[dream sequence]] of a parody school [[sports day]] with 'events' on and around the track. Local schoolchildren were drafted as actors. The film was broadcast on the nightly ''[[Nationwide (TV series)|Nationwide]]'' TV show, and the liberal quantities of [[Theatrical blood|stage blood]] and graphic depiction of injuries became a matter of some controversy.

== References ==
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==External links==
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* Other map sources for ((gbmapping|TL296192)) ([[geographical coordinates|coordinates]] ((coord|51.8566|N|0.1192|W|type:railwaystation_region:GB)))
*[http://www.rail-net.co.uk/wmvpage.php?picid=1627&storyid=180 Movie] of steam train ''Duke of Gloucester'' passing through Watton-at-Stone

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[[Category:Railway stations in Hertfordshire]]
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[[Category:Former London and North Eastern Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1924]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1939]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1982]]
[[Category:Reopened railway stations in Great Britain]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway]]
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