page_title: Hitchin railway station
hierarchical_section_title: Hitchin railway station
caption_attribution_description: English: The front entrance to Hitchin railway station at Hitchin in Hertfordshire
context_page_description: Hitchin railway station serves the town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It is located approximately 1 mile north east of the town centre and 31 miles 74 chains north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.
  Until the current Stevenage station opened in 1973, many Intercity services stopped at Hitchin.
  In August 2007 Hitchin was awarded Secure Station status after improvements to station security were made by First Capital Connect, including new lighting, extra CCTV and the installation of automatic ticket gates.
context_section_description: Hitchin railway station serves the town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire.  It is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north east of the town centre and 31 miles 74 chains (51.4 km) north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.
  Until the current Stevenage station opened in 1973, many Intercity services stopped at Hitchin.
  In August 2007 Hitchin was awarded Secure Station status after improvements to station security were made by First Capital Connect, including new lighting, extra CCTV and the installation of automatic ticket gates.
caption: The front entrance to the station in 2017
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