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Hemel Hempstead station was opened by the London and Birmingham Railway on 20 July 1837. Originally called Boxmoor station, it was the first terminus of the new line from the south, engineered by Robert Stephenson, which was subsequently extended to Tring in October of the same year and then to Birmingham in 1838. [1]
The Nickey Line was originally proposed in 1862 to provide a town-centre railway link from Hemel Hempstead. The London and Birmingham Railway line which opened in 1838 had been forced to follow a route which bypassed the town by a mile after resistance to the railway by influential local landowners, [2] and the town council sought to provide a more convenient station for the municipality.
As a result, the railway station serving Hemel Hempstead was built one mile outside the town centre at Boxmoor; Boxmoor and Hemel Hempstead railway station (today's Hemel Hempstead railway station) opened in 1837. [3] The first proposal for a more convenient rail link for the townspeople of Hemel Hempstead was presented in 1862 by John Grover.
Fare zones 10–15 (or A–F by their hexadecimal number) are for stations accepting Oyster card with fares set by National Rail train operating companies and the zones themselves are not publicised. The fare zones are outside Greater London , typically more than 16 miles (26 km) from Piccadilly Circus .
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. The station is 23 miles (37 km) north west of London Euston on the West Coast Main Line.
Old maps show the pre development area to have been agricultural with some small-scale brick making. It was the sixth new town district to begin construction with work starting in 1959. It was largely complete by 1966. A former branch railway line that linked Hemel Hempstead with nearby Harpenden, called the Nicky Line runs through the district ...
A branch railway line, known as the Nickey Line, connected Hemel Hempstead with Harpenden; it passed through Redbourn. It opened on 16 July 1877 and was closed in 1979. The route is now a shared-use path. [11] The first idea for a Redbourn by-pass came in 1935 and one was eventually completed in 1984.
Hemel Hempstead (/ ˌ h ɛ m əl ˈ h ɛ m p s t ɪ d /) is a town in the Dacorum district in Hertfordshire, England.It is located 24 miles (39 km) north-west of London; nearby towns include Watford, St Albans and Berkhamsted.