How Wood railway station

Coordinates: 51°43′03″N 0°20′41″W / 51.7175°N 0.3448°W / 51.7175; -0.3448
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How Wood
National Rail
General information
LocationHow Wood, St. Albans
England
Grid referenceTL144033
Managed byLondon Northwestern Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeHWW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened22 October 1988
Original companyBritish Rail
Passengers
2018/19Increase 34,690
2019/20Decrease 30,478
2020/21Decrease 4,360
2021/22Increase 10,246
2022/23Increase 20,046
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

How Wood railway station is in the village of How Wood, Hertfordshire, England. It is the fourth station on the Abbey Line, 4+12 miles (7.2 km) from Watford Junction. Like all the other stations on the branch (except Watford Junction), it is a simple unstaffed halt. It was opened by British Rail in October 1988 to coincide with the overhead electrification of the line.

Services[edit]

All services at How Wood are operated by London Northwestern Railway using Class 350 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service on all days of the week is one train per hour in each direction between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey. This is increased to a train approximately every 45 minutes in each direction during the peak hours.[1]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Bricket Wood   London Northwestern Railway
  Park Street

Future[edit]

In November 2007 responsibility for the branch line, including How Wood, 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 crossing loop at Bricket Wood is being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail, which would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Table 61 National Rail timetable, December 2022

External links[edit]

51°43′03″N 0°20′41″W / 51.7175°N 0.3448°W / 51.7175; -0.3448