Elstree & Borehamwood railway station is located in the town of Borehamwood, in Hertfordshire, England; the nearby village of Elstree lies to the south-west. The station is a stop on the Midland Main Line, down the line from London St Pancras; it is situated between to the south and to the north.

Elstree & Borehamwood is also the first station down the line that is located outside the Greater London area; however, it is within London fare zone 6. It is the only National Rail station within London fare zones 1–6, but also outside of London, to not be in Surrey.

The station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway, which also operates services on the Thameslink route.

History

thumb|right|An [[rail directions|up local train in 1954]]

thumb|right|A Garratt on an up coal train in 1954

In 1862:

:"The London and Midland Junction Railway Bill is here referred to as providing for a new line of Railway into the metropolis. It commences from the Midland Railway at Hitchin, passes by St. Albans, Elstree, Edgware, Finchley and Highgate, and terminates by a junction with the Metropolitan Underground Railway at King's Cross, previously throwing out a Branch to the Cattle Market at Copenhagen Fields."

On 22 June 1863, the Midland Railway (Extension to London) Bill was passed:

:"An Act for the Construction by the Midland Railway Company of a new Line of Railway between London and Bedford, with Branches therefrom; and for other Purpose".

Situated north of the Elstree Tunnels, it was built by the Midland Railway as simply "Elstree" in 1868 when it built its extension to St Pancras station. By the 1920s, it had been renamed Elstree and Boreham Wood station. It was modernised in 1959. The station was renamed from Elstree & Borehamwood to Elstree on 6 May 1974, but reverted to Elstree & Borehamwood by mid 1988.

A new footbridge and step-free lifts, installed under Network Rail's Access for All programme, opened on 1 October 2014 in order to make Elstree & Borehamwood entirely step-free.

Services

All services at Elstree & Borehamwood are operated by Thameslink, using electric multiple units.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

  • 6 tph to of which 2 continue to
  • 2 tph to via
  • 4 tph to (2 of these run via and 2 run via )

During peak hours, the station is served by additional services between Luton and via , as well as some late evening services to and from .

The station is also served by a night service between Bedford and on Sunday to Friday nights.

See also

  • Elstree South tube station - unbuilt London Underground station

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File:Elstree & Borehamwood stn slow tracks look south.JPG|Slow platform 1 looking south

File:Elstree & Borehamwood stn slow tracks look north.JPG|Slow platform 1 looking north

File:Elstree & Borehamwood stn fast tracks look south.JPG|Fast platform 3 looking south

File:Elstree & Borehamwood stn fast tracks look north.JPG|Fast platform 3 looking north

File:Elstree & Borehamwood stn signage 2012.JPG|Platform signage

File:Elstree Main Building.jpg|Main building on Platform 1, with a snack bar in the foreground

File:Class 360 Approaching Elstree and Borehamwood.jpg|A passing service operated by East Midlands Railway approaching platform 3 from the north

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