Hatfield and St Albans Railway

Hatfield & St Albans Railway

Cyclists on the Alban Way in May 2017
Overview
Locale	Hertfordshire, England
Dates of operation	1865–1968
Successor	Abandoned
Technical
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
Length	6 miles 34.25 chains (10.35 km)

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Legend
Midland Main Line St Albans Abbey St Albans City St Albans (London Road) Abbey line Midland Main Line Sanders Siding Salvation Army Siding Salvation Army Halt Fleetville Siding Hertfordshire County Mental Hospital Hill End Butterwick Siding Smallford Nast Hyde Halt Fiddle Bridge Siding Lemsford Road Halt Hatfield East Coast Main Line

The Hatfield & St Albans Railway was a branch of the Great Northern Railway which connected St Albans to Hatfield in Hertfordshire, England. It opened in 1865 with the principal aim of allowing St Albans traffic to access the Great Northern's main line to London at Hatfield, but soon came into difficulties when the Midland Railway inaugurated a direct route to London through St Albans. Passenger receipts declined in the 1930s, resulting in the temporary withdrawal of services in 1939. Passenger services were permanently withdrawn in 1951, leaving goods traffic to linger on until December 1968. Much of the route of the line is now incorporated into the Alban Way, a footpath and cycleway.