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The Abbey Line, also known as the St Albans Abbey branch line, is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. The 6.5-mile (10.5 km) route passes through town and countryside in the county of Hertfordshire , just outside the boundaries of the Oyster Card and London fare zones . [ 1 ]
In 1872, the LIRR's Cedarhurst Cut-off was built through the area, but no stop appears here on the first timetables. [4] Saint Albans Station was built on July 1, 1898, and originally appeared on maps with the name of Locust Avenue (the same name as the station at the other end of what is now called Baisley Boulevard). [5]
Watford North railway station is a National Rail station which serves the North Watford area in Hertfordshire, England in the United Kingdom. It is the first station on the Abbey Line, a single-track branch line which runs from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey and is located approximately 3 ⁄ 4 mile (1.2 km) north east of Watford Junction.
How Wood railway station is in the village of How Wood, Hertfordshire, England. It is the fourth station on the Abbey Line , 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 miles (7.2 km) from Watford Junction . Like all the other stations on the branch (except Watford Junction ), it is a simple unstaffed halt.
The original 1837 Watford railway station The new railway line, opened in 1837, approached Watford over the River Colne on a viaduct (Thomas Roscoe, 1839). The first railway station to open in Watford was situated on the north side of St Albans Road, approximately 200 metres (220 yd) further up the line from the present-day station.
The station opened as Park Street & Frogmore in 1858, when the London and North Western Railway built its branch line from Watford Junction to St Albans. It was not an immediate success, and was closed from 1859 until 1861. It had been relocated to its present position by the 1890s. The station was renamed Park Street on 6 May 1974. [1]
St Albans Abbey is one of two railway stations in St Albans, Hertfordshire, England; the other being the busier, much larger and a decade younger St Albans City. It is located about 0.6 miles (1 km) south of the city centre, in the St Stephen's area.
Pennsylvania Station in Manhattan is the actual westernmost station of the Long Island Rail Road and its busiest station. The system currently has 126 stations on eleven rail lines called "branches". [1] [4] (Not included in this count are two additional stations that serve employees of the LIRR: Hillside Facility and Boland's Landing).