Wheathampstead railway station

Wheathampstead railway station was a railway station serving Wheathampstead on the Great Northern Railway branch line to Dunstable. While little of it remains now, east of Wheathampstead is the Ayot Greenway which follows what was the line towards Welwyn Garden City.

The station opened with the rest of the Hatfield section of the line on 1 September 1860. Although a small goods yard and cattle dock were built, the close proximity of the road and housing meant that it remained a single platform only, with no passing loop unlike the stations at Harpenden East and Ayot. The station closed to passengers in 1965 with the track lifted a short time afterwards.

Local volunteers, with financial support from the Parish Council, local businesses and local residents, have restored the platform. A short length of railway line has been laid, together with a restored wagon, a platform shelter, information boards and a picnic table. The site is included in the Wheathampstead Village Centre Heritage Trail.

Routes

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Harpenden East Line and station closed		Great Northern Railway Dunstable Branch		Ayot Line and station closed

References

External links

Wheathampstead railway station entry on Subterranea Britannica Disused Sites website
Wheathampstead station on navigable 1946 O. S. map

Closed railway stations in Hertfordshire

St Albans to Hatfield	St Albans (London Road) Salvation Army Halt Hill End Smallford Nast Hyde Halt Lemsford Road Halt

Harpenden to Welwyn Garden City	Harpenden East Wheathampstead Ayot Welwyn Garden City Halt

Ware, Hadham and Buntingford Railway	Mardock Widford Hadham Standon Braughing West Mill Buntingford

Nickey Line	Roundwood Halt Redbourn Beaumont's Halt Godwin's Halt Hemel Hempsted (Midland) Heath Park Halt

Welwyn Garden City to Hertford	Welwyn Junction Attimore Hall Halt Hatfield Hyde Halt Cole Green Hertingfordbury Hertford Cowbridge

Croxley Green Branch	Watford Stadium Watford West Croxley Green

Bishop's Stortford to Braintree Branch	Hockerill Halt

Other stations	Marston Gate Napsbury Rickmansworth (Church Street) Stapleford Stevenage (1st)

Coordinates: 51°48′55″N 0°17′34″W / 51.8153°N 0.2927°W / 51.8153; -0.2927

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