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Lemsford Road Halt railway station

Coordinates: 51°45′54″N 0°13′53″W / 51.7649°N 0.2315°W / 51.7649; -0.2315
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Lemsford Road Halt
General information
LocationHatfield, Hertfordshire
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened1 August 1942
Closed1 October 1951[1]
Post-groupingLNER

Lemsford Road Halt was a railway station on the St Albans Branch of the Great Northern Railway. The platforms are still visible next to the line of the old track, which has been converted to a cycle route and footpath, the Alban Way.[citation needed] The site of the station is located at grid reference TL 220 087[2] The station was built for the workers of the nearby de Havilland Aircraft factory. This station did not appear on railway time tables or maps during hostilities.

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 262. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ Subterranea Britannica: Lemsford Road Halt


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Nast Hyde Halt   London and North Eastern Railway
Hatfield and St Albans Railway
  Hatfield

51°45′54″N 0°13′53″W / 51.7649°N 0.2315°W / 51.7649; -0.2315