St Albans Abbey railway station

St Albans Abbey is one of two railway stations in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England; the other being the busier, much larger and a decade younger St Albans City. It is located about 0.6 miles (1 km) south of the city centre, in the St Stephen's area. It is the terminus of the Abbey Line from Watford Junction, with services operated by London Northwestern Railway.

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St Albans Abbey
General information
Location	St Albans, St Albans England
Coordinates	51.7447°N 0.3426°W / 51.7447; -0.3426
Grid reference	TL145063
Managed by	London Northwestern Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	SAA
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	London and North Western Railway[1]
Post-grouping	LMS
Key dates
5 May 1858	Opened as St Albans[1]
2 June 1924	Renamed as St Albans Abbey[1]
Passengers
2019/20	0.161 million
2020/21	21,866
2021/22	58,328
2022/23	0.111 million
2023/24	0.118 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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The unstaffed station consists of a single open-air platform and a car park. Improvement works were carried out in 2008. It was the second UK railway station to receive a Harrington Hump to improve accessibility.^[2]

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Midland Main Line to The North St Albans City St Albans Abbey St Albans (London Road) Park Street Sanders Siding Abbey line to Watford Junction Salvation Army Halt Hertfordshire County Mental Hospital Hill End Hatfield to St Albans Line Midland Main Line to London St Pancras

St Albans Abbey was the first railway station in St Albans, built by the London and North Western Railway in 1858. It was, as it is now, a terminus; the company's plans to extend northwards to Luton and Dunstable never materialised. Although the Midland Railway opened their station (St Albans City) in 1868, it was not until 1924 that "Abbey" was added to the station's title to avoid confusion – by this stage, both stations were owned by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway.

Until November 2007 responsibility for the branch line was with Silverlink.

Restoration of the passing loop at Bricket Wood was being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail but was turned down in early 2008; this would have facilitated trains running every 30 minutes. The passing loop proposal was being reconsidered in 2020 as part of the UK government’s £500-million 'Restoring Your Railway Fund' to re-open many of the lines and stations that were closed in the 1960s.^[3]

• On 10 February 1988, a diesel multiple unit overran the buffer stop. There were no injuries amongst the seventeen passengers on board.^[12]

All services at St Albans Abbey are operated by London Northwestern Railway using Class 350 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service on all days of the week is one train per hour to and from Watford Junction, increasing to a train approximately every 45 minutes in each direction during the peak hours.^[13]

More information Preceding station, National Rail ...

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Park Street		London Northwestern Railway Abbey Line		Terminus
	Disused railways
Terminus		Great Northern Railway Hatfield and St Albans Railway		St Albans (London Road) Line and station closed

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