Park Street railway station

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

Park Street
Location
Place	Park Street
Local authority	St Albans
Coordinates	51.7249°N 0.3402°W / 51.7249; -0.3402
Operations
Station code	PKT
Managed by	London Midland
Number of platforms	1
Live arrivals/departures and station information 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
History
1858	Opened
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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 Park Street from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Park Street railway station serves the village of Park Street in Hertfordshire, England. It is the penultimate station on the Abbey Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

History

A 1902 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Park Street (lower left, shown here as Park Street & Frogmore)

The station opened in 1858, when the London and North Western Railway built their branch line from Watford Junction to St Albans. However, 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 from Park Street & Frogmore to Park Street on 6 May 1974.

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

Services

Park Street 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, including Bricket 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 old passing loop at Bricket Wood is being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail; if implemented, this would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes, instead of the current 45-minute service.

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

References

Sources

• 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 (March 1989). Jowett's Railway Atlas of Great Britain and Ireland: From Pre-Grouping to the Present Day (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0086-1. OCLC 22311137. 
• Abbeyline.org.uk
• Slater, J.N., ed (July 1974). "Notes and News: Stations renamed by LMR". Railway Magazine (London: IPC Transport Press Ltd) 120 (879). ISSN 0033-8923. </ref>