Hemel Hempstead railway station
| General information | |||||
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| Location | Hemel Hempstead, Borough of Dacorum England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°44′31″N 0°29′28″W / 51.742°N 0.491°W | ||||
| Grid reference | TL042059 | ||||
| Managed by | London Northwestern Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | HML | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 20 July 1837 | Opened as Boxmoor | ||||
| 17 December 1912 | Renamed Boxmoor and Hemel Hempstead | ||||
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Boxmoor | ||||
| 1 September 1924 | Renamed Boxmoor and Hemel Hempstead | ||||
| 1 July 1930 | Renamed Hemel Hempstead and Boxmoor | ||||
| 20 December 1963 | Renamed Hemel Hempstead | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 1.892 million | ||||
| Interchange | 28,609 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.352 million | ||||
| Interchange | 4,714 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 1.035 million | ||||
| Interchange | 14,534 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 1.307 million | ||||
| Interchange | 9,093 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 1.437 million | ||||
| Interchange | 10,464 | ||||
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Hemel Hempstead railway station lies in Boxmoor, on the western edge of the town of Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, England. It is located 24+1⁄2 miles (39.4 km) north-west of London Euston on the West Coast Main Line. The station is managed by London Northwestern Railway, who operate all train services from the station.
Hemel Hempstead is one of two railway stations that now serve the town, the other being Apsley. Both were built when the town was relatively small, before it was designated a New Town in 1946 and grew rapidly in size. Bus services run from there to the town centre. There are two pubs and the Grand Union Canal, sited about 110 yd (100 m) away.
There are four full-length (12 car) through platforms and one disused south-facing bay on the slow lines.