Garston railway station serves the Garston area of Watford in Hertfordshire, England. It is the third station on the Abbey Line after Watford Junction and Watford North. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Northwestern Railway.

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Garston
General information
Location	Garston, Watford England
Grid reference	TQ119999
Managed by	London Northwestern Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	GSN
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
7 February 1966	Opened
Passengers
2016/17	72,670
2017/18	80,540
2018/19	80,724
2019/20	75,218
2020/21	8,796
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Like all the other stations on the branch, Garston is an unstaffed railway halt. At opening by British Rail in 1966 it was a welcome addition to a branch which was otherwise being heavily rationalised.

History

The station was opened by the Mayor of Watford on 7 February 1966. It consisted of just a short wooden platform, and was probably the first new station (as opposed to a relocation) in Great Britain following the Beeching Report of 1963,^{[citation needed]} which led to the closure of many stations.

In 2010 the station was improved with new signage, a new shelter, new lighting & artwork by children from Berry Grove Primary School[1] (now The Grove Academy) - a local school located at the end of Fourth Avenue.

Services

Trains operate between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey every 40 – 45 minutes in each direction Monday to Saturday, and every hour on Sundays.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Watford North		London Northwestern Railway Abbey Line		Bricket Wood

Bus routes

Bus routes 319, 324 and W1 serve the station.

Future

Possible changes on the line include new means of buying tickets, and the restoration of a passing loop at Bricket Wood, which would facilitate a 30-minute train service. In October 2009 the Department for Transport announced plans to convert the line to light rail.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Garston (Hertfordshire) railway station.

• Train times and station information for Garston railway station (Hertfordshire) from National Rail
• Garston station at abbeyline.org.uk

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