Harlington railway station
Harlington  | |
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The front of the main station building | |
| Location | |
| Place | Harlington |
| Local authority | District of Central Bedfordshire |
| Grid reference | TL034303 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HLN |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | D |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2008/09 |
 0.325 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.290 million |
| 2010/11 |
 0.291 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.308 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.320 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.314 million |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Harlington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Harlington railway station is located in Bedfordshire, at the west of Harlington village.
It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. The original intention had been to call it "Harlington for Toddington". The station buildings still exist and were carefully restored in the early 1980s.[1] The station is situated on the Midland Main Line and managed by Thameslink.
Services
From here trains go north to Bedford and south to London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
The typical off-peak service from this station is:
- 4 tph to Bedford
- 4 tph to Brighton via Leagrave, Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, Harpenden, St Albans, London and Gatwick Airport
- East Midlands Trains InterCity services from Leeds, Sheffield and Leicester run through at high speed, but do not stop. Interchange with InterCity services can be made at Luton and Bedford.
Harlington station has the following facilities:
- 1 waiting room
- 1 telephone
- 1 toilet
- Car park with 120 spaces
The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Flitwick station.
As well as Harlington village itself, the station also serves the villages of Barton-le-Clay, Toddington and Westoning.
Ticket Office opening hours
In January 2009, First Capital Connect announced that the ticket office at Harlington railway station would open for just four hours per day.[2][3] The proposals were for the office to open at 0645 (currently 0600) and close at 1030 (currently 1850) on weekdays. There would be no weekend opening under the new proposals. The single automated ticket machine, which was stolen in summer 2008,[4] was replaced the same week that the proposals were announced.
References
- ↑ Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
- ↑ Bedfordshire On Sunday article, published 10 January 2009
- ↑ LutonToday.co.uk article, published 12 January 2009
- ↑ Harlington ticket machine stolen
Gallery
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The main station building, facing on to Platform 4.
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Southbound view from Platform 4, outside the main station building.
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Thameslink train from Bedford to Brighton arriving at Platform 1.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Harlington railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Harlington railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°57′43″N 0°29′46″W / 51.962°N 0.496°W