Elstree & Borehamwood railway station
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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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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| External links | Departures • Layout |
| Facilities • Buses | |
| Coordinates: 51°39′11″N 0°16′49″W / 51.6531°N 0.2802°W | |
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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[edit] History
In 1862:
- "The London and Midland Junction Railway Bill is here referred to as providing for a new line of Railway into the metropolis. It commences from the Midland Railway at Hitchin, passes by St. Albans, Elstree, Edgware, Finchley and Highgate, and terminates by a junction with the Metropolitan Underground Railway at King's Cross, previously throwing out a Branch to the Cattle Marketat Copenhagen Fields."[2]
On 22 June 1863, the Midland Railway (Extension to London) Bill was passed:
- "An Act for the Construction by the Midland Railway Company of a new Line of Railway between London and Bedford, with Branches therefrom; and for other Purpose".[3]
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.[citation needed]
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.
[edit] Services
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]
[edit] Service patterns
| 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 | ||
[edit] See also
- Elstree South tube station - unbuilt London Underground station
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e f "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Railway in the metropolis and suburbs", Accounts and papers of the House of Commons, Publ. House of Commons, 1862 (page 22)
- ^ "Local and Personal Acts", The Sessional Papers Printed by Order of The House of the Lords Or Presented by Royal Command in the Session 1863, Published 1863 (page 119)
- ^ The municipal year book of the United Kingdom, Publisher Municipal Journal., 1927. (page 438)
- ^ Radford, B., (1983)Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
- ^ Slater, J.N., ed. (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879): 363. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ Train Times - Thameslink Route. First Capital Connect. March–May 2009. p. 52. http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/content/doc/timetables/tttl_book_pdf_ontime_final_ver.pdf. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
- ^ "Thameslink Programme - FAQ". http://www.thameslinkprogramme.co.uk/faqs/faqs_categories/public_index#question_42. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
[edit] External links
- Elstree & Borehamwood station at First Capital Connect
- Train times and station information for Elstree & Borehamwood railway station from National Rail
- grid reference TQ190962
[edit] Gallery
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Elstree & Borehamwood railway station |
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Slow platform 1 looking south
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Slow platform 1 looking north
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Fast platform 3 looking south
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Fast platform 3 looking north
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Platform signage
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Main building on Platform 1, with a snack bar in the foreground
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