Harpenden railway station

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Harpenden
Exterior of main station building at Harpenden, with the modern covered footbridge behind.
Location
Place Harpenden
Local authority St. Albans
Operations
Station code HPD
Managed by First Capital Connect
Platforms in use 4
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 ** 2.534 million
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Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Harpenden (source)
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Harpenden railway station serves the town of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated on the Midland Main Line. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, and is served by the Thameslink line service.

It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. However nothing remains of the original station buildings.

A branch line, built by the Hemel Hempstead Railway Company in 1877 but operated by the Midland, formerly diverged from the main line near the station. The intention had been to meet the LNWR at Boxmoor but the section from Hemel Hempstead was never built. In 1886 a south curve was added to the junction allowing passengers to join the London trains at Harpenden rather than Luton. The branch was closed in 1964, but part of it remains in use as a private mineral railway.

FCC train at Harpenden.
FCC train at Harpenden.

The typical off-peak service pattern sees six trains per hour in each direction. Four of these are fast trains between Bedford and Brighton, via Kings Cross Thameslink station in central London and Gatwick Airport. The remaining two trains call at all stations between Luton and Sutton (in South London).


Preceding station National Rail Following station
St Albans   First Capital Connect
Thameslink		   Luton Airport Parkway
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