Hill End railway station

Hill End
Platform remains on the Alban Way
General information
LocationSt Albans, City and District of St Albans, Hertfordshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 August 1899
Closed1 October 1951
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGNR
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Location

Hill End railway station was on the Great Northern Railway branch from Hatfield to St Albans[1] in Hertfordshire, England.

History

A 1902 Railway Clearing House map of railways in the vicinity of Hill End (lower left)

The station, which was intended to service Hill End Hospital, opened on 1 August 1899, and closed on 1 October 1951.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Salvation Army Halt   Great Northern Railway
Hatfield and St Albans Railway 		  Smallford

References

  1. ^ Conolly, W. Philip (January 1976). British Railways Pre-Grouping Atlas and Gazetteer (5th ed.). Shepperton: Ian Allan. p. 11, section F2. ISBN 0-7110-0320-3. EX/0176.
  2. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 120. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.

51°44′57″N 0°17′48″W / 51.7492°N 0.2968°W / 51.7492; -0.2968


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