Bricket Wood railway station

Bricket Wood
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General information
Location	St Albans
Managed by	London Midland
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BWO
History
Opened	1858
Key dates
5 May 1858	Station opened
1859	Station closed
1861	Station re-opened
1913	Installation of 2nd platform and crossing loop
1966	Demolition of 2nd platform and loop

Bricket Wood railway station is in the village of Bricket Wood, Hertfordshire, England, on the Abbey Line 3¼ miles (5 km) east of Watford Junction. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Midland.

History

The station once had a crossing loop and a second platform that could accommodate long excursion trains. Many Edwardian families from London came here to enjoy the fresh air, woodland and two large funfairs that once stood nearby.

The station building, long disused, is the only surviving original building on the line. In November 2007 responsibility for the line, including Bricket Wood, passed from Silverlink trains to Govia London Midland trains.

The station was used in the films Poison Pen, Victoria the Great, Impact, Night of the Demon,^[1] and She'll Have to Go.^{[citation needed]}

In the trees between the station and Railway Cottages is a building which used to be an Emergency Railway Control Centre built c1954 to run the railway network in the event of War.^[2]

Services

Trains operate between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey every 45 minutes in each direction Monday to Saturday, and every hour on Sundays.

Future

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 is being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail, which would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes.

References

External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Garston		London Midland Abbey Line		How Wood

51°42′21″N 0°21′32″W / 51.7058°N 0.359°W / 51.7058; -0.359

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[1] ttp://www.movie-locations.com/movies/n/nightofdemon.html

[2] ttps://content.historicengland.org.uk/images-books/publications/20th-century-air-raid-precaution-railway-control-centres/RailwayControlCentres.pdf/

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