Hertfordshire - Transport

Transport

Hertfordshire lies across routes between London and the North, the North-West and the Midlands and as a consequence it is well-served by road and rail routes and by canals.

The county has some of the principal roads in England: A1, A1(M), A5, A6, A41, M1, M11, and M25.

Three principal national railway lines pass through the county:

• the West Coast Main Line from London Euston through Watford Junction to the Midlands, north Wales, the North West and Glasgow;
• the East Coast Main Line from London Kings Cross through Stevenage to Yorkshire and Scotland
• the Midland Main Line from St Pancras via Elstree & Borehamwood and St. Albans to the East Midlands and Yorkshire

A number of other regional and local rail routes also cross Hertfordshire:

• the Thameslink route which runs from Brighton through central London, Elstree & Borehamwood and St Albans
• the London to Aylesbury Line from London Marylebone via Rickmansworth
• the West Anglia Main Line from London Liverpool Street via Cheshunt to Cambridge
• the Abbey Line, a local line from Watford to St Albans Abbey

• the Cambridge Line, a branch of the East Coast line which runs via Royston and Letchworth to Cambridge

Due to Hertfordshire's proximity to London, two commuter lines operated by Transport for London enter the county:

• the Watford DC Line, a suburban metro line from Euston to Watford Junction
• London Underground Metropolitan line, of which five stations - Chorleywood, Croxley, Moor Park, Rickmansworth and Watford - are in Hertfordshire.

Two international airports lie just outside the county Stansted and Luton. At Elstree, there is a busy airfield for light aircraft.

The Grand Union Canal passes through the west side of Hertfordshire, linking Rickmansworth, Watford, Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring.

Intalink is an organisation run by the county council that manages the transport.