St Albans (London Road) railway station

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St Albans London Road
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General information
Location St Albans, City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire
England
Coordinates 51°44′42″N0°19′40″W / 51.745078°N 0.327806°W / 51.745078; -0.327806 Coordinates: 51°44′42″N0°19′40″W / 51.745078°N 0.327806°W / 51.745078; -0.327806
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company Hatfield and St Albans Railway
Pre-grouping Great Northern Railway
Post-grouping LNER
Key dates
16 October 1865Station opened [1]
1 October 1951Station closed [1]

St Albans London Road was one of three railway stations in St Albans, Hertfordshire.

Contents

History

A 1902 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of St Albans (London Road) (lower left, shown here in orange as G.N.) Dunstable, Hertford, Hitchin & St Albans RJD 35.jpg
A 1902 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of St Albans (London Road) (lower left, shown here in orange as G.N.)
Railway stations in St Albans
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Midland Main Line
to The North
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St Albans City
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St Albans Abbey
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St Albans (London Road)
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Park Street
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Sanders Siding
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Hertfordshire County
Mental Hospital
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Hill End
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The station was opened by the Hatfield and St Albans Railway on 16 October 1865, [1] and passenger services ceased on 1 October 1951. [1]

The station building has been restored, and the trackbed now forms part of the Alban Way, a six and a half-mile-long cycle track from St Albans to Hatfield.

The old station building has been listed Grade II on the National Heritage List for England since June 1994. [2]

Station masters

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
St Albans Abbey
Line closed; station open
  Great Northern Railway
Hatfield and St Albans Railway
  Salvation Army Halt
Line and station closed

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References

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 Butt (1995), page 202
  2. Historic England. "Old Station House (1103011)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 24 February 2022.
  3. "Mr Barnes" . Herts Advertiser. England. 1 September 1883. Retrieved 4 March 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Gratifying Presentation" . Herts Advertiser. England. 15 March 1884. Retrieved 4 March 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Murdered Station Master" . Taunton Courier, and Western Advertiser. England. 27 November 1918. Retrieved 4 March 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. "Promotion of Mr. E. Wallis" . Biggleswade Chronicle. England. 16 May 1930. Retrieved 4 March 2020 via British Newspaper Archive.

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