St Albans City railway station

St Albans City National Rail
Exterior of the main building on Station Way
St Albans City is located in Hertfordshire
St Albans City
St Albans City
Location of St Albans City in Hertfordshire
LocationSt Albans
Local authorityCity of St Albans
Grid referenceTL155070
Managed byThameslink
Station code(s)SAC
DfT categoryB
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 7.560 million[1]
– interchange Increase 0.182 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 7.375 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 0.179 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 1.346 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 60,394[1]
2021–22Increase 3.877 million[1]
– interchange Increase 0.109 million[1]
2022–23Increase 5.572 million[1]
– interchange Increase 0.122 million[1]
Key dates
1 October 1868Opened
1973Rebuilt[2]
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°45′01″N 0°19′39″W / 51.7504°N 0.3274°W / 51.7504; -0.3274
London transport portal
View northward with a southbound express in 1958
Railway stations in St Albans
Midland Main Line
to The North
St Albans City
St Albans Abbey
St Albans (London Road)
Park Street
Sanders Siding
Salvation Army Halt
Hertfordshire County
Mental Hospital
Hill End

St Albans City railway station, also known simply as St Albans, is one of two railway stations serving the city of St Albans in Hertfordshire, England (the other being St Albans Abbey). The 'City' station is the larger of the two, as it is on the better-connected Midland Main Line 19 miles 71 chains (32.0 km) from London St Pancras, being served by Govia Thameslink trains on the Thameslink route.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ Booth, Janine (19 May 2023). "St Albans City station celebrates fifty years since rebuild". RailAdvent. Retrieved 19 May 2023.