Trains to Stevenage

These days, Stevenage is an important transport hub. It is located only half an hour from London Kings Cross and connects the UK capital with cities like Leeds, York, Newcastle, and Edinburgh on the East Coast Main Line. If you’re heading to London from up north, you know you’re almost at Kings Cross once you reach Stevenage.

This station opened in 1973, although the original station was constructed north of the town in 1850. Back then, it caused quite a storm as some worried it would ruin the stagecoach business, which, sadly, it did.

Today the busy commuter station boasts several services and amenities, including:

• A ticket office (opening times: Monday to Thursday: 6.15am – 8.30pm; Friday: 6.15 – 9.45pm; Saturday: 6.30am – 9.30pm; Sunday: 8am – 7.15pm). You can book train tickets as well as monthly and annual season tickets at the ticket office.
• Self-service ticket machines and accessible ticket machines. Plus, you can collect tickets you have bought online from the self-service machines.
• Step-free access to all platforms.
• Boards to check the real-time train timetable.
• Shops and hospitality.
• 266 bicycle storage stands.

Situated in the heart of the town centre, Stevenage Train Station offers easy access to local attractions. It is conveniently located between Stevenage Leisure Park, featuring shops, cafes, a cinema, and popular restaurants like Wagamama, and Westgate Shopping Centre. For onward travel, taxis are readily available at the station's main entrance, and local buses stop nearby, providing convenient connections for travellers.

Most trains from Stevenage run on the East Coast Mainline heading north towards destinations like Peterborough, Edinburgh, Newcastle, Leeds, and York. It also extends south to London Kings Cross, the terminus of the East Coast Mainline.

However, the station does serve routes around Greater London and the home counties, to destinations like Finsbury Park, Knebworth, and Letchworth Garden City.

London Kings Cross to Stevenage Train Station

It takes only twenty-one minutes to get from London Kings Cross to Stevenage with LNER. Or, alternatively, it takes forty-one minutes with Great Northern.

Edinburgh Waverley to Stevenage Train Station

On average, it takes four hours and fifteen minutes to get from Edinburgh Waverley to Stevenage with LNER, or around four hours with Lumo.

Brighton to Stevenage Train Station

The journey from Brighton to Stevenage takes one hour and forty-four minutes with Thameslink.

Cambridge to Stevenage Train Station

It can take forty-four to thirty-seven minutes to get from Cambridge to Stevenage with either Thameslink or Great Northern.

Due to its strategic location just outside of London, this station has many train operators, most of which run on the East Coast Main Line, like LNER, Lumo, and Hull Trains.

LNER and Lumo both run services between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley in Scotland, whereas Hull Trains runs trains between Kings Cross and Hull and Beverley in East Yorkshire.

Some alternative services run on the East Coast Main Line, such as Great Northern, which runs trains between London and Peterborough, and Thameslink, which offers services to destinations like Welwyn Garden City, Cambridge, and King’s Lynn and services further afield to cities like Brighton.

Stevenage Train Station is ideally located in the middle of the town. Meaning you won’t have to traipse around the town looking for things to do after your journey. On the western side of the track, there is Stevenage Leisure Park, a mall packed with big-name brands to discover. On the eastern side, there’s Westgate Shopping Centre, Stevenage Museum, and the town centre gardens where you can relax.

If you don’t mind some exploring, why not try Knebworth House, a lavish Tudor stately home whose gardens were put on the map when Oasis played their colossal concert there in 1996. However, huge rock concerts featuring acts like The Rolling Stones, Pink Floyd, Paul McCartney, and the Red Hot Chilli Peppers have been played there since the 1970s.

There’s also Hampson Park, Fairlands Valley Park, and The Great Ashby District Park outside of Stevenage if you don’t mind travelling. All are great for a stroll in the Great British outdoors.

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How many platforms does Stevenage Train Station have?

There are five platforms at Stevenage Train Station.

What’s the station code for Stevenage Train Station?

The station code for Stevenage is SVG.

What’s the postcode for Stevenage Train Station?

The full address for Stevenage Train Station is Lytton Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire, SG1 1XT.

*Information is subject to change. Please check the latest train timetable before your trip.