St Albans (London Road) railway station
| St Albans London Road | |
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| Location | |
| Place | St Albans |
| Area | City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire |
| Coordinates | 51°44′42″N 0°19′40″W / 51.745078°N 0.327806°WCoordinates: 51°44′42″N 0°19′40″W / 51.745078°N 0.327806°W |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Hatfield and St Albans Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
| Post-grouping | LNER |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 16 October 1865 | Station opened[1] |
| 1 October 1951 | Station closed[1] |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
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St Albans London Road was one of three railway stations in St Albans, Hertfordshire.
History
A 1902 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of St Albans (London Road) (lower left, shown here as G.N.)
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The station was opened by the Hatfield and St Albans Railway on 16 October 1865,[1] and passenger services ceased on 1 October 1951.[1]
The station building has been restored, and the trackbed now forms part of the Alban Way, a 6½-mile-long cycle track from St Albans to Hatfield.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| St Albans Abbey Line closed; station open |
Great Northern Railway Hatfield and St Albans Railway |
Salvation Army Halt Line and station closed | ||
References
Notes
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 1-8526-0508-1. 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 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137.
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