Elstree & Borehamwood railway station
Elstree & Borehamwood 
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 Elstree & Borehamwood
Location of Elstree & Borehamwood in Hertfordshire
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| Location | Borehamwood |
| Local authority | Borough of Hertsmere |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Station code | ELS |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 3.112 million |
| 2012–13 |
3.234 million |
| 2013–14 |
3.616 million |
| 2014–15 |
4.044 million |
| 2015–16 |
 3.382 million |
| Key dates | |
| 13 July 1868 | Opened as "Elstree" |
| 1 June 1869 | Renamed "Elstree and Boreham Wood" |
| 1 April 1904 | Renamed "Elstree" |
| 21 September 1953 | Renamed "Elstree and Borehamwood" |
| 6 May 1974 | Renamed "Elstree" |
| 5 May 1988 | Renamed "Elstree and Borehamwood" |
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| WGS84 | 51°39′11″N 0°16′49″W / 51.6531°N 0.2802°WCoordinates: 51°39′11″N 0°16′49″W / 51.6531°N 0.2802°W |
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Elstree & Borehamwood railway station is in the Hertsmere district of Hertfordshire located 12 miles 35 chains (20.0 km) north of London St Pancras. The station lies on the Midland Main Line and is served by Thameslink on the Thameslink route. It is in Travelcard Zone 6. It serves the village of Elstree and the town of Borehamwood, where it is located.
In 1862:
On 22 June 1863, the Midland Railway (Extension to London) Bill was passed:
Situated north of the Elstree Tunnels, it was built by the Midland Railway as simply "Elstree" in 1868 when it built its extension to St Pancras station. By the 1920s, it had been renamed Elstree and Boreham Wood station. It was modernised in 1959. The station was renamed from Elstree & Borehamwood to Elstree on 6 May 1974, but reverted to Elstree & Borehamwood by mid 1988.
A new footbridge and step-free lifts, installed under Network Rail's Access for All programme are due to open on 1 October 2014. The scheme, much delayed after originally being programmed to open in March 2014, has caused much angst within the community.
The "London LOOP" walk passes close to the station on its way from Stanmore to High Barnet.
The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price.
The typical off-peak service from the station is four trains per hour southbound to London, Wimbledon and Sutton, and four trains per hour northbound, of which two terminate at St Albans and two run on to Luton. On Sundays this is reduced to two trains per hour in both directions. Peak-hour services run on to Bedford. Night services operate to Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges and Brighton.
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