How Wood railway station

For the similarly named station in Renfrewshire, Scotland, see Howwood railway station.

How Wood
General information
Location	How Wood, St. Albans England
Grid reference	TL144033
Managed by	London Northwestern Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	HWW
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	22 October 1988
Original company	British Rail
Passengers
2017/18	33,592
2018/19	34,690
2019/20	30,478
2020/21	4,360
2021/22	10,246
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

How Wood railway station is in the village of How Wood, Hertfordshire, England. It is the fourth station on the Abbey Line, 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) from Watford Junction. Like all the other stations on the branch (except Watford Junction), it is a simple unstaffed halt. It was opened by British Rail in October 1988 to coincide with the overhead electrification of the line.

Service

There is a service every 45 minutes in either direction Monday to Saturday, with hourly service on Sundays. It takes 16 minutes to travel between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bricket Wood		London Northwestern Railway Abbey Line		Park Street

Future

In November 2007 responsibility for the branch line, including How Wood, 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.

External links

• Train times and station information for How Wood railway station from National Rail
• How Wood Station at abbeyline.org.uk