Ware railway station is on the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, serving the town of Ware, Hertfordshire. It is 22 miles 16 chains (35.7 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between St Margarets and Hertford East. Its three-letter station code is WAR.

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Ware
Ware Location of Ware in Hertfordshire
Location	Ware
Local authority	District of East Hertfordshire
Grid reference	TL360139
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Station code	WAR
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	1
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	B
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	1.075 million[2]
2019–20	1.047 million[2]
2020–21	0.234 million[2]
2021–22	0.651 million[2]
2022–23	0.807 million[2]
Railway companies
Original company	Northern and Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
31 October 1843 (1843-10-31)	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.808°N 0.029°W / 51.808; -0.029
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The station and all trains calling are operated by Greater Anglia.

It has a single bi-directional platform and track on what is otherwise a double-track railway. The station building dates back to the opening of the line in 1843.

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale, and two trains per hour to Hertford East.

The typical peak service towards London is three trains per hour, two of which are for Liverpool Street via Seven Sisters and one is for Stratford via Tottenham Hale.

The typical service on a Sunday is two trains per hour to Stratford via Tottenham Hale.

Services have previously been formed of Class 317 trains but from August 2021 new Class 720 are being introduced.^[3]

Oyster cards are accepted at the station.^[1]