How Wood railway station

How Wood railway station is in the village of How Wood, Hertfordshire, England. It is the fourth station on the Abbey Line, 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) from Watford Junction. Like all the other stations on the branch (except Watford Junction), it is a simple unstaffed halt. It was opened by British Rail in October 1988 to coincide with the overhead electrification of the line.

For the similarly named station in Renfrewshire, Scotland, see Howwood railway station.

How Wood
National Rail
General information
LocationHow Wood, St. Albans
England
Grid referenceTL144033
Managed byLondon Northwestern Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeHWW
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Opened22 October 1988
Original companyBritish Rail
Passengers
2017/18Increase 33,592
2018/19Increase 34,690
2019/20Decrease 30,478
2020/21Decrease 4,360
2021/22Increase 10,246
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Services

All services at How Wood are operated by London Northwestern Railway. The typical off-peak service on all days of the week is one train per hour in each direction between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey. This is increased to a train approximately every 45 minutes in each direction during the peak hours.[1] Services are operated using Class 350 EMUs.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Bricket Wood   London Northwestern Railway
  Park Street

Future

In November 2007 responsibility for the branch line, including How Wood, passed from Silverlink trains to Govia London Midland trains. Installation of Oyster Card readers on the stations along the branch is a possibility, although there are other ticketing options too.

Restoration of the crossing loop at Bricket Wood is being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail, which would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes.

References
  1. Table 61 National Rail timetable, December 2022
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