Hemel Hempstead railway station

Hemel Hempstead
General information
Location	Hemel Hempstead, Borough of Dacorum England
Coordinates	51°44′31″N 0°29′28″W / 51.742°N 0.491°W / 51.742; -0.491
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 (1837-07-20)	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
2018/19	2.009 million
Interchange	33,282
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
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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 its train services along with Southern.

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.