Leagrave railway station

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Location
Leagrave
Place	Leagrave
Local authority	Luton
Operations
Managed by	First Capital Connect
Platforms in use	4
Annual entry/exit 04/05	1.342 million **
History
Key dates	Opened circa 1856
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Leagrave railway station is located in Leagrave, to the north of Luton in Bedfordshire, England.

The station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. The old Midland station buildings still exist, having been carefully restored in the 1980s.

Leagrave station is served by First Capital Connect trains. From Luton, trains go north to Harlington, Flitwick and Bedford. Southbound trains go to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

The typical off peak service from this station is as follows:

4 tph to Bedford (First Capital Connect)
4 tph to Brighton via Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and East Croydon (First Capital Connect)

[edit] Facilities

Leagrave station is a fairly small station. There is a newsagents on platform 4, toilets outside the station adjacent to platform 4 and a cab office. Car parking can be found on both sides of the station. The station is manned during peak hours.