Welham Green railway station serves the town of Welham Green in Hertfordshire, England. It is located approximately 14 miles 70 chains (24 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line.
Welham Green is just south of the scene of the Hatfield rail crash in 2000 and was initially identified in BBC broadcasts as the location of the accident.
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