Brookmans Park railway station

Brookmans Park railway station serves the village of Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire, England. The station is located 14 miles 37 chains (23.3 km) north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line, on the stretch between Finsbury Park and Hatfield.^[2][3]

Brookmans Park
The station's 4 platforms
Brookmans Park Location of Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire
Location	Brookmans Park
Local authority	Borough of Welwyn Hatfield
Grid reference	TL241040
Managed by	Great Northern
Station code(s)	BPK
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.230 million[1]
2020–21	49,302[1]
2021–22	0.151 million[1]
2022–23	0.220 million[1]
2023–24	0.249 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	London and North Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
19 July 1926	Station opened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.721°N 0.205°W / 51.721; -0.205
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History

The station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) on 19 July 1926.^[4]

During World War II, the station played a small part in the signing of the Anglo-Soviet Treaty. On 21 May 1942, LNER Class A4 locomotive number 4495 Golden Fleece brought Soviet foreign minister Vyacheslav Molotov to the station, where he was met by his British counterpart Anthony Eden. The pair and their staff were then driven to the Chequers estate, where the treaty was negotiated. ^[5]

Facilities

The station is only staffed part-time, with the ticket office being open 06:50–10:00, Monday to Friday. Customer help points are available for assistance out of hours. Other facilities include passenger information displays and waiting shelters. Oyster Cards are not valid at the station. However, contactless bank cards may be used.

Station layout

The station painted in Network SouthEast colours, 1993

The station has four platforms in total, consisting of two island platforms; only platforms 1 and 4, facing the route's slow lines, are used regularly. Both platforms are accessible only via a footbridge, with no step-free access available. A station car park with 69 spaces parallels the island platforms to the east. The station building (an LNER survivor) at the north-west of the station serves as the part-time ticket office.^[6]

Services

All services at Brookmans Park are operated by Great Northern using Class 717 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[7]

• 2 tph to Moorgate
• 2 tph to Welwyn Garden City

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Potters Bar		Great Northern Great Northern Route Stopping Services		Welham Green

References

1. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Yonge, John (September 2006) [1994]. Jacobs, Gerald (ed.). 2: Eastern. Railway Track Diagrams (3rd ed.). Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. map 15A. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
3. Baker, S.K. (April 2007) [1977]. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland (11th ed.). Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. p. 24, section A2. ISBN 978-0-86093-602-2. 0704/K.
4. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 46. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
5. Allen, Mike. "Top secret WWII Russian visit to Brookmans Park 1942". North Mymms History.uk. North Mymms History Project. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
6. "Brookmans Park Station Information". Great Northern. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
7. Table 24 National Rail timetable, December 2023

External links

• Train times and station information for Brookmans Park railway station from National Rail