Abbey Line

Abbey Line
A London Midland EMU at St Albans Abbey in 2017
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail
Locale	Hertfordshire
Termini	Watford Junction St Albans Abbey
Stations	7
Service
Type	Heavy rail
System	National Rail
Operator(s)	London Northwestern Railway
Rolling stock	Class 350
History
Opened	5 May 1858
Technical
Line length	6 mi 45 ch (10.6 km)
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	25 kV AC OHLE
Operating speed	50 mph (80 km/h) maximum
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
St Albans Abbey 6 mi 45 ch 10.56 km Hatfield & St Albans Railway to Hatfield  A414  Park Street 5 mi 5 ch 8.15 km Midland Railway to Midland Main Line How Wood 4 mi 37 ch 7.18 km  M25  Bricket Wood 3 mi 37 ch 5.57 km  M1  Garston 1 mi 63 ch 2.88 km Watford North ABCL Watford North 0 mi 75 ch 1.51 km West Coast Main Line to Rugby Watford Junction 0 mi 15 ch 0.3 km Watford South Junction 0 mi 0 km Watford DC line & West Coast Main Line to London Euston

The Abbey Line, also known as the St Albans Abbey branch line, is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. The 6.5-mile (10.5 km) route passes through town and countryside in the county of Hertfordshire, just outside the boundaries of the Oyster Card and London fare zones.^[1] Its northern terminus, St Albans Abbey, is located in the south of the city, around 0.75 miles (1.21 km) away from the larger St Albans City station on the Midland Main Line. It is a semi-rural line and, due to its single-track operation, service frequencies are limited. The service is sometimes referred to locally as the Abbey Flyer.^[2]