Editing Hertfordshire (section)

== Transport ==
[[File:M25-M1 intersection near Hemel Hempstead.jpg|thumb|Junction of the [[M1 motorway|M1]] and [[M25 motorway|M25]] near [[Hemel Hempstead]]]]
[[File:700110 - London Blackfriars 3T13.JPG|thumb|[[Govia Thameslink Railway]] provide frequent train services through Hertfordshire on the [[Midland Main Line]] and [[East Coast Main Line]]]]
[[File:Bridge 168, Grand Union Canal, Watford - geograph.org.uk - 464942.jpg|thumb|Bridge 168 on the [[Grand Union Canal]]]]
Hertfordshire is a [[home county]] with many towns forming part of the [[London commuter belt]] and has some of the principal roads in England including the [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1]], [[A1 road (Great Britain)|A1(M)]], [[A41 road|A41]], [[A414 road|A414]], [[M1 motorway|M1]], [[M11 motorway|M11]], and the [[M25 motorway|M25]].

Four principal national railway lines pass through the county:
* the [[West Coast Main Line]] from {{stnlink|Euston}}. [[Avanti West Coast]] operates high speed [[InterCity (British Rail)|intercity]] services via {{stnlink|Watford Junction}} to [[the Midlands]], [[North Wales]], the [[North West England]] and [[Scotland]]. [[West Midlands Trains]] provides local commuter and regional services.
* the [[East Coast Main Line]] from {{stnlink|London King's Cross}}. Local commuter and regional services are provided by [[Govia Thameslink Railway]]. [[London North Eastern Railway]] runs high speed intercity services via {{stnlnk|Stevenage}} to the east coast of [[Northern England]] and [[Scotland]]
* the [[Midland Main Line]] which forms part of the [[Thameslink|Thameslink route]] between [[Bedford railway station|Bedford]] and [[Brighton railway station|Brighton]] via [[Central London]] with services are provided by [[Govia Thameslink Railway]]. [[East Midlands Railway]] provide intercity services along the line from [[St Pancras railway station|London St Pancras]] to the [[East Midlands]] and Yorkshire
* the [[West Anglia Main Line]] from [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]]. Local commuter and regional services are provided by [[Greater Anglia (train operating company)|Greater Anglia]] mainly in the east of the county

A number of other local rail routes also cross Hertfordshire:
* the [[London to Aylesbury Line]] from [[Marylebone railway station|London Marylebone]] runs via [[Rickmansworth station|Rickmansworth]] and [[Chorleywood station|Chorleywood]]
* the [[Abbey Line]], a local line from Watford to {{stnlink|St Albans Abbey}}
* the [[Cambridge Line]], a branch of the East Coast line which runs via [[Royston railway station|Royston]] and [[Letchworth Garden City railway station|Letchworth]] to {{stnlink|Cambridge}}

Three commuter lines operated by [[Transport for London]] enter the county:
* the [[Lea Valley Lines]], a suburban metro line from Liverpool Street to [[Cheshunt railway station|Cheshunt]] via [[Seven Sisters railway station|Seven Sisters]]
* the [[Watford DC Line]], a suburban metro line from Euston to Watford Junction
* five stations on the [[London Underground]] [[Metropolitan line]]
The distance travelled by buses in Hertfordshire has reduced by 56.5% since 2017.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-20 |title=Hertfordshire: Covid was catalyst for bus service reduction |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-64704709 |access-date=2023-02-20}}</ref>

[[Stansted Airport]] and [[Luton Airport]] are both within {{convert|10|mi}} of the county's borders in Essex and Bedfordshire, respectively. The commercial airfield at [[Elstree]] is for light aircraft.

The [[Grand Union Canal]] passes through [[Rickmansworth]], [[Watford]], [[Hemel Hempstead]], [[Berkhamsted]] and [[Tring]].

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