Apsley railway station is in Apsley, on the southern outskirts of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. One of two railway stations now serving the town, the other is Hemel Hempstead just up the line in Boxmoor.
Apsley  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Apsley, Borough of Dacorum England |
| Grid reference | TL062048 |
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | APS |
| Classification | DfT category E |
| History | |
| Opened | 26 September 1938 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  0.667 million |
| 2019/20 |  0.659 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.118 million |
| 2021/22 | 0.327 million |
| 2022/23 | 0.406 million |
| Location | |
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| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
The station is 23 miles (37 km) north west of London Euston on the West Coast Main Line. Apsley is managed and train services are operated by London Northwestern Railway.
History edit
The station was designed by the architect William Henry Hamlyn[1] and opened on 26 September 1938, to serve the paper producing area of Apsley Mill and Nash Mill. It was operated initially by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. The station then passed on to the London Midland Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948.
When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the Privatisation of British Railways.
Services edit
All services at Apsley are operated by London Northwestern Railway.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]
- 2 tph to London Euston
- 2 tph to Milton Keynes Central
During the peak hours, a number of additional services between London Euston, Tring and Bletchley call at the station.
A number of early morning and late evening services are extended beyond Milton Keynes Central to and from Northampton and Birmingham New Street.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemel Hempstead | London Northwestern Railway |
Kings Langley | ||
Notes edit
- ^ Lawrence, David (2018). British Rail Architecture 1948-97. Crecy Publishing Ltd. p. 21. ISBN 9780860936855.
- ^ Table 66 National Rail timetable, December 2022
References edit
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
External links edit
- Train times and station information for Apsley railway station from National Rail
- Station on navigable O.S. map.
51°43′59″N 0°27′47″W / 51.733°N 0.463°W
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