Leagrave railway station
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| Place | Leagrave | ||
| Local authority | Luton | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | LEA | ||
| Managed by | First Capital Connect | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 1.342 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 1.413 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened circa 1856 | ||
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| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Leagrave from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Leagrave railway station is located in Leagrave, in the north of Luton in Bedfordshire, England. Leagrave station is situated on the Midland Main Line 54 km (33¾ miles) north of London St Pancras International. The station is managed by First Capital Connect, and is served by the Thameslink line service.
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.
[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.
The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be baught together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Luton and Luton Parkway stations. it leads down capron road
[edit] Services
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)
- East Midlands Trains InterCity services from Leeds, Sheffield and Leicester run through at high speed, but do not stop. Interchange with InterCity services can be made at Luton and Bedford.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Leagrave railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Luton | First Capital Connect Thameslink |
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