Park Street railway station

For the subway station in Boston, Massachusetts, see Park Street (MBTA station).

Park Street
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Location
Place	Park Street
Local authority	St Albans
Coordinates
Grid reference	TL147042
Operations
Station code	PKT
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2004/05	27,890
2005/06	30,144
2006/07	28,679
2007/08	32,817
2008/09	32,536
2009/10	27,838
2010/11	32,606
2011/12	34,556
2012/13	35,618
2013/14	31,734
History
1858	Opened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Park Street from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Park Street railway station serves the village of Park Street, Hertfordshire, England. It is the penultimate station on the Abbey Line. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Midland.

History

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A 1902 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Park Street & Frogmore

The station opened as Park Street & Frogmore in 1858, when the London and North Western Railway built its branch line from Watford Junction to St Albans. It was not an immediate success, and was closed from 1859 until 1861. It had been relocated to its present position by the 1890s. The station was renamed Park Street on 6 May 1974.

It is now a simple unstaffed halt, like all the other stations on the line.

Services

The station is served by London Midland services between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey. On Mondays to Saturdays there are trains in each direction every 45 minutes during the day, and every 60 minutes during the evening. On Sundays, there is an hourly service all day.

Future

In November 2007 responsibility for the branch line passed from Silverlink trains to Govia London Midland trains. Installation of Oyster Card readers on the stations along the branch is a possibility, although there are other ticketing options too.

Restoration of the crossing loop at Bricket Wood is being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail, which would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
How Wood		London Midland Abbey Line		St Albans Abbey

References

Sources

• Abbeyline.org.uk