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)
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 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.

Railways around Luton
Legend Midland Main Line Leagrave Branch to Dunstable Luton Luton Bute Street Luton Airport Parkway Luton Hoo Chiltern Green To Welwyn Midland Main Line

Intermediate-level concourse adjacent to Platform 4

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.

Services

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

• 4 tph to Brighton via London and Gatwick Airport (First Capital Connect)
• 2 tph to Sutton via London and Wimbledon (First Capital Connect)
• 1 tph to London St Pancras International only (East Midlands Trains)
• 2 tph to Luton only (First Capital Connect)
• 4 tph to Luton and Bedford (all stations) (First Capital Connect)
• 1 tph to Nottingham via Leicester (fast to Bedford) (East Midlands Trains)

• East Midlands Trains services from Leeds, Sheffield and Derby run through at high speed, but do not stop. Interchange with these services can be made at Leicester and St Pancras.

Station facilities

• Four platforms
• Four waiting rooms
• Newsagent/Cafe
• Telephones
• ATM
• FastTicket machine
• Toilets
• Multistorey car park
• Free 20 minute wait car park
• The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Luton and Leagrave stations.

Service patterns

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Pancras International		East Midlands Trains Midland Main Line		Bedford
Harpenden		First Capital Connect Thameslink		Luton
Harpenden		First Capital Connect Bedford-Sevenoaks		Luton

External links

• Train times and station information for Luton Airport Parkway railway station from National Rail