Waltham Cross train station
You can reach 33 stations directly from Waltham Cross on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Broxbourne, with 114 trains a day.
- 33 direct destinations
- 432nd busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 53 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Waltham Cross
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broxbourne | 114 | 105 | 67 |
| Tottenham Hale | 114 | 105 | 67 |
| Enfield Lock | 105 | 93 | 67 |
| Cheshunt | 104 | 96 | 67 |
| Hertford East | 75 | 59 | 65 |
| Rye House | 75 | 59 | 64 |
| St Margarets | 75 | 59 | 64 |
| Ware | 75 | 59 | 64 |
| London Liverpool Street | 74 | 71 | 44 |
| Brimsdown | 69 | 61 | 46 |
| Ponders End | 69 | 61 | 46 |
| Hackney Downs | 67 | 60 | 44 |
| Lea Bridge | 40 | 36 | 23 |
| Stratford | 40 | 36 | 23 |
| Bishop's Stortford | 39 | 45 | 0 |
| Northumberland Park | 36 | 46 | 22 |
| Sawbridgeworth | 34 | 42 | 0 |
| Harlow Town | 33 | 45 | 0 |
| Harlow Mill | 31 | 36 | 0 |
| Roydon | 29 | 36 | 0 |
| Meridian Water | 9 | 20 | 22 |
| Audley End | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Cambridge | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Cambridge South | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Whittlesford Parkway | 8 | 9 | 0 |
| Cambridge North | 6 | 9 | 0 |
| Ely | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Waterbeach | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Elsenham | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Newport | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Stansted Mountfitchet | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Great Chesterford | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Shelford | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Freight through Waltham Cross station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Waltham Cross station in the week beginning 21 September 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Waltham Cross station is
1,297,696 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 432nd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Waltham Cross and Tottenham Hale than any other pair: 498,738 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 16 stations instead of 33, a drop of about 52%. Saturday runs to 31.
Nearest other stations
- Theobalds Grove 0.6 miles
- Enfield Lock 1.0 miles
- Turkey Street 1.2 miles
- Cheshunt 1.3 miles
- Brimsdown 2.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Waltham Cross, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Carterhatch Lane · 1.9 miles
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Facilities at Waltham Cross station
Waltham Cross is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:15 to 20:00 · Saturday: 07:45 to 14:40 · Sunday: 08:15 to 15:45
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Parking at Waltham Cross station
- Station Car Park 53 spaces, 3 accessible
£1.20 an hour, £4.50 off-peak, £4.50 a day, £17.80 a week
Cycle parking: 26 spaces (sheltered, racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 3 September 2026.
Getting to Waltham Cross station
Waltham Cross station is in Broxbourne, East of England, and is run by Greater Anglia.
The nearest motorway junction is M25 J25 (Waltham Cross), 0.6 miles west.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Waltham Cross Railway Station.
Waltham Cross is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Waltham Cross station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from