St Albans City railway station


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 'City' station is the larger of the two, as it is on the better-connected Midland Main Line from London St Pancras, being served by Govia Thameslink trains on the Thameslink route.

History

The station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868, on its extension to St Pancras. St Albans was famous for producing watercress, which was sent in lots to London and Manchester.
The other station,, was built by the London and North Western Railway in 1858. There was originally a further station called London Road, built by the Hatfield and St Albans Railway in 1863 to connect with the Great Northern Railway.

Station masters

The station has four platforms, two for each direction: one "fast" and one "slow". The main entrance, ticket office, multi-storey car park, taxi rank and bus connections are on Station Way, east of the station. There is a second exit to the west, to a small surface car park off Ridgmont Road and Victoria Street, located at the original entrance to the station. A larger surface car park to the east of the railway lines gained planning permission in 2003, in connection with a large residential development.
There are ticket barriers at both entrances.
The station participates in the Plusbus scheme where combined train and bus tickets can be bought at a reduced price.
There is also a newsagent and refreshment shops. Just outside the station there is a flower stall.
St Albans South signal box has been restored immediately south of the station and has been opened as a visitor attraction by the St Albans Signal Box Preservation Trust.

Services

As of May 2018 the typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:
The service in the late nights is a Thameslink service from Bedford to Three Bridges stopping at all stations to London St Pancras International

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