Trains to Royston - Station Details and further Information on Royston Train Services
Royston train station serves the town of Royston in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 45 miles north east of London Kings Cross and 13 miles south west of Cambridge on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line. Trains serving the station are operated by First Capital Connect.
The station is an important stop on the commuter line between King's Cross and Cambridge as the majority of semi-fast services between London and Cambridge stop at Royston - one exception being the 'Cambridge Cruiser' fast services from London. It is also the last station before Cambridge with platforms capable of handling 8-car trainsets. Therefore it is used by many commuters, not only from Royston but also from smaller stations north of Royston who transfer from stopping services to faster trains at the station.
First Capital Connect serves Royston on their Great Northern services inbound to London King's Cross and outbound to Cambridge. Trains on these services are usually comprised of Class 365 electric multiple units.
Trains to London King's Cross are either slow or fast, departing at approximately half hour intervals. Slow services call at all stations to King's Cross, taking 62 minutes to arrive in London at an average of 43 mph During early morning peak time, fast trains only call at Letchworth Garden City and take 40 minutes to arrive at King's Cross at an average of 67 mph. At other times of the day fast trains call at all stations to Stevenage (except Ashwell & Morden), then Finsbury Park and King's Cross.
Two trains per hour also operate in the opposite direction to Cambridge. Slow trains call at all stations and take 26 minutes to arrive at Cambridge, operating at an average of 30 mph. Fast trains run non-stop to Cambridge, taking 17 minutes at an average of 46 mph. Some Cambridge-bound services continue to Ely and King's Lynn.
From the completion of the Thameslink Programme in 2015 it is proposed that there will be 2 trains per hour Royston to Maidstone East service. |