Leagrave railway station
Leagrave railway station is located in Leagrave, a suburb in the north of Luton in Bedfordshire, England. Leagrave station is situated on the Midland Main Line 33¾ miles (54 km) north of London St Pancras International. The station is managed by Thameslink, and is served by the Thameslink route.
Leagrave  | |
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 Main station building | |
| General information | |
| Location | Leagrave, Borough of Luton England |
| Grid reference | TL061241 |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Platforms | 4 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | LEA |
| Classification | DfT category D |
| History | |
| Opened | 13 July 1868[1] |
| Passengers | |
| 2017/18 |  1.868 million |
| 2018/19 | 1.895 million |
| 2019/20 |  1.812 million |
| 2020/21 | 0.538 million |
| 2021/22 | 1.116 million |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History
The station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on the eastern side of Leagrave Village as part of the extension to St. Pancras line. Passenger services began on 13 July 1868.[2]
The old Midland station buildings still exist, having been carefully restored in the 1980s.[3] The station buildings underwent some further alteration when ticket barriers were installed along with some external alteration to the façades where former windows were made into door ways. The buildings are locally listed as being of significant architectural merit.
Facilities
There is a car park besides Leagrave Common ground just 10 minutes walking distance from Leagrave station towards Sundon Park. There are two entrances to the station, the main entrance via the original station buildings is from Station Road adjacent to the junction with Capron Road. The other entrance next to the southbound tracks on platform one, can be accessed from Grange Avenue.
The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Luton and Luton Parkway stations.
Services
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All services at Leagrave are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 4 tph to Bedford
- 2 tph to Brighton via Gatwick Airport
- 2 tph to Three Bridges via Redhill
During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services to and from Rainham, Sutton and East Grinstead.
The station is also served by a half-hourly night service between Bedford and Three Bridges on Sunday to Friday nights.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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References
- Sheffield Daily Telegraph - Monday 13 July 1868
- "The New Midland Line between Bedford and London". Sheffield Daily Telegraph. England. 13 July 1868. Retrieved 28 July 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- Radford, B., (1983) Midland Line Memories: a Pictorial History of the Midland Railway Main Line Between London (St Pancras) & Derby London: Bloomsbury Books
- Table 52 National Rail timetable, May 2022
External links
- Train times and station information for Leagrave railway station from National Rail
