Station Overview - Harpenden

 Harpenden 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Harpenden had 1,616,316 entries and exits, making it the 242nd most used station in Great Britain.
242/2554
It was the 144th busiest station with 1,664 scheduled services per week
144/953
That's a daily average of 4,428.26 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 18.68 passengers per service, giving it the 416th highest passenger to service ratio.
416/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 422,592
Reduced price entries & exits: 925,232
Season ticket entries & exits: 268,492
Interchanges made between connecting services: 3,027
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,121,290 : 226.51%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1245890
2245890
3245890
4245890

*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 6 3 3 3 6 6 11 16 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 15 13 12 12 10 9 254
Tue 7 4 3 3 6 6 11 16 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 15 13 12 12 10 9 256
Wed 7 4 3 3 6 6 11 16 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 15 13 12 12 10 9 256
Thu 7 4 3 3 6 6 11 16 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 15 13 12 12 10 9 256
Fri 7 4 3 3 6 6 11 16 17 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 15 15 13 12 12 10 9 256
Sat 7 4 3 4 6 6 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 236
Sun 7 3 1 0 0 0 2 2 7 10 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 11 9 6 190
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Harpenden
CRS: HPD / NLC: 1543 / TIPLOC: HRPNDN
Station Facility Owner: Govia Thameslink Railway (Thameslink)
OS Grid Ref: 513735 214175
Region: East
Local Authority: St Albans
ELR(s): SPC1 24m 51ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 1,809,600
1998-1999: 2,237,194 (+427,594 : 23.63%)
1999-2000: 2,372,659 (+135,465 : 6.06%)
2000-2001: 2,397,955 (+25,296 : 1.07%)
2001-2002: 2,439,535 (+41,580 : 1.73%)
2002-2003: 2,429,452 (-10,083 : -0.41%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 2,534,192 (+104,740 : 4.31%)
2005-2006: 2,612,071 (+77,879 : 3.07%)
2006-2007: 2,806,145 (+194,074 : 7.43%)
2007-2008: 2,929,986 (+123,841 : 4.41%)
2008-2009: 2,932,688 (+2,702 : 0.09%)
2009-2010: 2,771,680 (-161,008 : -5.49%)
2010-2011: 2,884,834 (+113,154 : 4.08%)
2011-2012: 2,999,780 (+114,946 : 3.98%)
2012-2013: 3,126,064 (+126,284 : 4.21%)
2013-2014: 3,182,292 (+56,228 : 1.80%)
2014-2015: 3,315,890 (+133,598 : 4.20%)
2015-2016: 3,337,170 (+21,280 : 0.64%)
2016-2017: 3,356,144 (+18,974 : 0.57%)
2017-2018: 3,356,980 (+836 : 0.02%)
2018-2019: 3,373,086 (+16,106 : 0.48%)
2019-2020: 3,238,998 (-134,088 : -3.98%)
2020-2021: 495,026 (-2,743,972 : -84.72%)
2021-2022: 1,616,316 (+1,121,290 : 226.51%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,429,398 (+78.99%)
Change between 1997 & 2022:-193,284 (-10.68%)
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