St Albans Abbey railway station

St Albans Abbey
National Rail
General information
LocationSt Albans, St Albans
England
Coordinates51°44′41″N 0°20′33″W / 51.7447°N 0.3426°W / 51.7447; -0.3426
Grid referenceTL145063
Managed byLondon Northwestern Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeSAA
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyLondon and North Western Railway[1]
Post-groupingLMS
Key dates
5 May 1858Opened as St Albans[1]
2 June 1924Renamed as St Albans Abbey[1]
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.167 million
2019/20Decrease 0.161 million
2020/21Decrease 21,866
2021/22Increase 58,328
2022/23Increase 0.111 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

St Albans Abbey is one of two railway stations in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England; the other being the busier, much larger and a decade younger St Albans City. It is located about 0.6 miles (1 km) south of the city centre, in the St Stephen's area. It is the terminus of the Abbey Line from Watford Junction, with services operated by London Northwestern Railway.

The unstaffed station consists of a single open-air platform and a car park. Improvement works were carried out in 2008. It was the second UK railway station to receive a Harrington Hump to improve accessibility.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Butt 1995, p. 202
  2. ^ "UK Rail Station Installs Harrington Hump". Railway-Technology.com. 14 August 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2011.