Park Street railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Park Street

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caption =
manager = London Midland
locale = Park Street
borough = St Albans
platforms = 1
longitude = -0.3402
latitude = 51.7249
lowusage0405 = 27,890
lowusage0506 = 30,144
lowusage0607 = 28,679
code = PKT
years = 1858
events = Opened

Park Street railway station serves the village of Park Street in Hertfordshire, England. It is the penultimate station on the St Albans Branch Line. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Midland.

History

The station opened in 1858, when the London and North Western Railway built their branch line from Watford Junction to St Albans. However, it was not an immediate success, and was closed from 1859 until 1861. It had been relocated to its present position by the 1890s. For many years it was named "Park Street and Frogmore".

It is now a simple unstaffed halt, like all the other stations on the line.

ervices

Park Street is served by London Mildand services between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey. On Mondays to Saturdays, there are trains in each direction every 45 minutes during the day, and every 60 minutes during the evening. On Sundays, there is an hourly service all day.

Future

In November 2007 responsibility for the branch line, including Bricket Wood, will passed from Silverlink trains to Govia London Midland trains. Installation of Oyster Card readers on the stations along the branch is a possibility, although there are other ticketing options too.

Restoration of the old passing loop at Bricket Wood is being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail; if implemented, this would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes, instead of the current 45-minute service.

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* [http://www.abbeyline.org.uk/ParkStreet.htm Abbeyline.org.uk]