Harpenden railway station

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Harpenden
Location
Place	Harpenden
Local authority	St. Albans
Operations
Station code	HPD
Managed by	First Capital Connect
Platforms in use	4
Annual entry/exit 04/05	2.534 million **
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Harpenden railway station serves the town of Harpenden, Hertfordshire, England. It is situated on the Midland Main Line. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, and is served by the Thameslink line service.

It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. However nothing remains of the original station buildings. Formerly there was a branch line built by the Hemel Hempstead Railway Company in 1877, but operated by the Midland. The intention had been to meet the LNWR at Boxmoor but the section from Hemel Hempstead was never built. 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 1964, but part of it remains in use as a private mineral railway.

[edit] Services

The typical off-peak service pattern sees six trains per hour in each direction. Four of these are fast trains between Bedford and Brighton, via Kings Cross Thameslink station in central London and Gatwick Airport. The remaining two trains call at all stations between Luton and Sutton (in South London).