Luton Airport Parkway railway station

Luton Airport Parkway
Location
Place Luton
Local authority Luton
Operations
Station code LTN
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 * 1.887 million
2005/06 * 2.157 million
2006/07 * 2.365 million
2007/08 * 2.628 million
2008/09 * 2.589 million
2009/10 * 2.339 million
History
Opened November 1999 (November 1999)
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Luton Airport Parkway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Railways around Luton
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Midland Main Line
Leagrave
Branch to Dunstable
Luton
Luton Bute Street
Luton Airport Parkway
Luton Hoo
Chiltern Green
To Welwyn
Midland Main Line

Luton Airport Parkway railway station is the railway station for London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire, England. The station opened in 1999 and is located south-east of Luton and west of the airport.

The station is located on the Midland Main Line and is served by First Capital Connect (FCC) and East Midlands Trains trains. From the station, you can travel north to Bedford, Wellingborough, Kettering, Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Nottingham. Passengers can also travel south to St Albans, London, Wimbledon, Sutton, London Gatwick Airport and Brighton.

In November 2008, the station became the first on the Thameslink route to have its platforms extended in order to accommodate twelve-coach trains as part of the Thameslink Programme.[1]

Contents

Services

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

Station facilities

Service patterns

Preceding station National Rail Following station
East Midlands Trains
First Capital Connect
First Capital Connect
Bedford-Sevenoaks

References

  1. ^ "Thameslink Programme". Network Rail. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/1326.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-18. 

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