Harpenden Railway Station

Harpenden railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving the town of Harpenden, Hertfordshire. It is 24mi down-line from London St Pancras and is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is HPD. The station is served by Thameslink-operated trains on the Thameslink route. HistoryThe second station in Harpenden, it was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras, however nothing remains of the original station buildings. Although located on Station Road, the road is actually named after the first station, now closed. A branch line, built by the Hemel Hempstead Railway Company in 1877, known as the Nickey Line but operated by the Midland, formerly diverged from the main line north of the station. The intention had been to meet the LNWR at Boxmoor but the section from Hemel Hempstead never had a passenger service. 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 1979. The route remains in use as a cycleway, passing under the M1 in a tunnel. A row of five brick built former coal merchant's offices along the station approach are now used as small retail and office units.

Harpenden railway station is on the Midland Main Line in England, serving the town of Harpenden, Hertfordshire. It is 24mi down-line from London St Pancras and is situated between to the south and to the north. Its three-letter station code is HPD. The station is served by Thameslink-operated trains on the Thameslink route. HistoryThe second station in Harpenden, it was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras, however nothing remains of the original station buildings. Although located on Station Road, the road is actually named after the first station, now closed. A branch line, built by the Hemel Hempstead Railway Company in 1877, known as the Nickey Line but operated by the Midland, formerly diverged from the main line north of the station. The intention had been to meet the LNWR at Boxmoor but the section from Hemel Hempstead never had a passenger service. 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 1979. The route remains in use as a cycleway, passing under the M1 in a tunnel. A row of five brick built former coal merchant's offices along the station approach are now used as small retail and office units.