Brookmans Park railway station explained

Brookmans Park
Symbol:rail
Railcode:BPK
Manager:Great Northern
Locale:Brookmans Park
Borough:Borough of Welwyn Hatfield
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Platforms:4
Dft Category:E
Gridref:TL241040
Original:London and North Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
Years1:19 July 1926
Events1:Station opened
Coordinates:51.721°N -0.205°W
Map Type:Hertfordshire

Brookmans Park railway station serves the village of Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire, England. The station is located 14miles north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line, on the stretch between and .[1] [2]

History

The station was opened by the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) on 19 July 1926.[3]

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. [4]

Facilities

The station is only staffed part-time, with the ticket office being open 06:5010:00, 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 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.[5]

Services

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

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Yonge, John . Jacobs . Gerald . 2: Eastern . 3rd . Railway Track Diagrams . September 2006 . 1994 . Trackmaps . Bradford on Avon . 0-9549866-2-8 . map 15A .
  2. Book: Baker, S.K. . Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland . 11th . April 2007 . 1977 . Oxford Publishing Co . Hersham . 978-0-86093-602-2 . 0704/K . p. 24, section A2 .
  3. Book: Butt, R.V.J. . The Directory of Railway Stations . 1995 . Patrick Stephens Ltd . Yeovil . 1-85260-508-1 . R508 . 46 .
  4. Web site: Allen . Mike . Top secret WWII Russian visit to Brookmans Park 1942 . North Mymms History.uk . North Mymms History Project . 2020-05-17 . en.
  5. Web site: Brookmans Park Station Information . Great Northern . 12 March 2021 .