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Elstree & Borehamwood
Location of Elstree & Borehamwood in Hertfordshire |
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| Location | Borehamwood |
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| Local authority | Hertsmere |
| Managed by | First Capital Connect |
| Station code | ELS |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
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| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 1.744 million[1] |
| 2005–06 | 1.815 million[1] |
| 2006–07 | 3.411 million[1] |
| 2007–08 | 3.459 million[1] |
| 2008–09 | 3.278 million[1] |
| 2009–10 | 3.025 million[1] |
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| 1868 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
Elstree & Borehamwood railway station is in the Hertsmere district of Hertfordshire. The station lies on the Midland Main Line and is served by First Capital Connect trains as part of the Thameslink Line service. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. It serves the village of Elstree and the town of Borehamwood, where it is located.
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In 1862:
On 22 June 1863, the Midland Railway (Extension to London) Bill was passed:
Situated north of the Elstree Tunnels, it was built by the Midland Railway as simply "Elstree" in 1868 when it built its extension to St Pancras station. By the 1920s, it had been renamed Elstree and Boreham Wood station.[4] It was modernised in 1959.[5] The station was renamed from Elstree & Borehamwood to Elstree on 6 May 1974,[6] but reverted to Elstree & Borehamwood by mid 1988.
The "London LOOP" walk passes close to the station on its way from Stanmore to High Barnet.
The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price.
The typical off-peak service from the station is four trains per hour southbound to London, Wimbledon and Sutton, and four trains per hour northbound, of which two terminate at St Albans and two run to Luton. On Sundays this is further reduced to two trains per hour in both directions. Peak services run on to Bedford, with late night / early morning services running to Three Bridges and Brighton.
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 Airport Parkway or Luton and St Pancras International.
From March 2009, Southeastern and First Capital Connect began running some peak hour trains from Sevenoaks to Luton,[7] though in the off-peak these services turn back at Kentish Town. Additional trains from destinations across the larger Thameslink network may call at the station from 2015, when it is likely that the existing Wimbledon trains will be withdrawn.[8]
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Radlett | First Capital Connect Thameslink |
Mill Hill Broadway | ||
| Radlett | First Capital Connect Bedford-Sevenoaks |
Mill Hill Broadway | ||
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