Leagrave railway station

Leagrave
Main station building
Location
Place Leagrave
Local authority Luton
Operations
Station code LEA
Managed by First Capital Connect
Number of platforms 4
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 * 1.342 million
2005/06 * 1.413 million
2006/07 * 1.525 million
2007/08 * 1.651 million
2008/09 * 1.633 million
2009/10 * 1.511 million
History
Opened circa 1856 (circa 1856)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Leagrave from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Midland Main Line

Leagrave railway station is located in Leagrave, a suburb in the north of Luton in Bedfordshire, England. Leagrave station is situated on the Midland Main Line 54 km (33¾ miles) north of London St Pancras International. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, and is served by the Thameslink line service.

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.[1]

Contents

Facilities

Leagrave station is a fairly small station. There is a newsagent on platform 4, toilets outside the station adjacent to platform 4 and a cab office. Car parking (daily £5.50, monthly £90) can be found on both sides of the station. The station is manned for most of the day.

There is a free Council car park besides Leagrave Common ground just 10 minutes walking distance from Leagrave station towards Sundon Park.

The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Luton and Luton Parkway stations.

Services

From Leagrave, trains go north to Harlington, Flitwick and Bedford. Southbound trains go to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport, Brighton and Kent.

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

References

  1. ^ Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books

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