Editing Hatfield, Hertfordshire (section)

==Transport==
Hatfield is {{convert|20|mi|km}} to the north of [[North London|London]]. It is {{convert|14|mi|km}} from [[London Luton Airport]]. The [[A1(M) motorway#A1.28M.29|A1(M)]] runs through a tunnel beneath the town, which is also close to the [[M25 motorway|M25]].

In the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it was the northern terminus of the [[Hatfield and Reading Turnpike]] that allowed travelers from the north to continue their journey to the west without going through the congestion of London.

The East Coast railway line from London to [[York]] runs through the town, separating the old and new parts. A commuter service connects [[Hatfield railway station]] to [[London King's Cross railway station|London King's Cross]]. A new railway station and car park opened in late 2015. The frequent train service runs direct from Hatfield Station to London King's Cross (21 minutes) via Finsbury Park (16 minutes, Victoria Underground Line) on fast trains running two or three times an hour. An additional train service calls at all stations to Moorgate in the City of London.

Hatfield is well served by buses with regular services to all nearby towns and villages and as far as north London. Bus services are run by [[Uno (bus company)|Uno]], Arriva and Centrebus who are all part of the local Intalink Partnership.

The [[Hatfield rail crash]] occurred in October 2000, which brought track-maintenance deficiencies to public attention.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1482439/Hatfield-crash-was-disaster-waiting-to-happen.html |title=Hatfield crash 'was disaster waiting to happen' |work=The Daily Telegraph |date=31 January 2005 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210181641/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1482439/Hatfield-crash-was-disaster-waiting-to-happen.html |archive-date=10 February 2018}}</ref> A garden beside the [[East Coast Main Line]] was built as a memorial to the crash victims.