Park Street railway station (England)
Park Street railway station serves the village of Park Street, Hertfordshire, England. It is the penultimate station on the Abbey Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Northwestern Railway.
Park Street  | |
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| Location | Park Street, St Albans England |
| Coordinates | 51.7249°N 0.3402°W |
| Grid reference | TL147042 |
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway |
| Platforms | 1 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | PKT |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1858 | Opened |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  20,646 |
| 2016/17 | 20,202 |
| 2017/18 |  21,428 |
| 2018/19 | 22,074 |
| 2019/20 | 21,008 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station opened as Park Street & Frogmore in 1858, when the London and North Western Railway built its branch line from Watford Junction to St Albans. It was not an immediate success, and was closed from 1859 until 1861. It had been relocated to its present position by the 1890s. The station was renamed Park Street on 6 May 1974.[1]
It is now a simple unstaffed halt, like all the other stations on the line.
Services
The station is served by London Northwestern Railway services between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey. On Mondays to Saturdays there are trains in each direction every 45 minutes during the day, and every 60 minutes during the evening. On Sundays, there is an hourly service all day.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| How Wood | London Northwestern Railway Abbey Line |
St Albans Abbey | ||
Future
In December 2017 responsibility for the branch line passed from London Midland to London Northwestern Railway. Installation of Oyster Card readers on the stations along the branch is a possibility, although there are other ticketing options too.
Restoration of the crossing loop at Bricket Wood is being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail, which would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes.
References
Notes
- Slater 1974, p. 363.
Sources
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-086-0. OCLC 22311137.
- Abbeyline.org.uk
- Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine. London: IPC Transport Press Ltd. 120 (879). ISSN 0033-8923.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)