Leagrave railway station
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| Place | Leagrave | ||
| Local authority | Luton | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | First Capital Connect | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 1.342 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened circa 1856 | ||
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Leagrave railway station is located in Leagrave, to the north of Luton in Bedfordshire, England.
The station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. The old Midland station buildings still exist, having been carefully restored in the 1980s.
Leagrave station is served by First Capital Connect trains. From Luton, trains go north to Harlington , Flitwick and Bedford. Southbound trains go to Luton, Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
The typical off peak service from this station is as follows:
- 4 tph to Bedford (First Capital Connect)
- 4 tph to Brighton via Luton Airport Parkway, St Albans, London, Gatwick Airport and East Croydon (First Capital Connect)
[edit] Facilities
Leagrave station is a fairly small station. There is a newsagents on platform 4, toilets outside the station adjacent to platform 4 and a cab office. Car parking can be found on both sides of the station. The station is manned for most of the day.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Leagrave railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Leagrave railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Luton | First Capital Connect Thameslink |
Harlington | ||
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