Apsley railway station
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| Apsley | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Place | Apsley |
| Local authority | Dacorum |
| Operations | |
| Station code | APS |
| Managed by | London Midland |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.326 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.372 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.415 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.406 million |
| History | |
| Opened 26 September 1938 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Apsley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Apsley railway station is in Apsley, on the southern outskirts of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England.
The station is 37 km (23 miles) north west of London Euston on the West Coast Main Line. Apsley is managed and train services are operated by London Midland.
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[edit] History
Opened on 26 September 1938, to serve the paper producing area of Apsley Mill and Nash Mill, it was operated initially by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980's, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.
[edit] Services
Monday to Saturday a half-hourly service to London Euston southbound and Tring (Saturdays Milton Keynes Central) northbound. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly in each direction.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Apsley railway station from National Rail
[edit] References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O.S. map.
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Hemel Hempstead | London Midland West Coast Main Line |
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