Leagrave railway station

Leagrave
Main station building
General information
Location	Leagrave, Borough of Luton England
Grid reference	TL061241
Managed by	Thameslink
Platforms	4
Other information
Station code	LEA
Classification	DfT category D
History
Opened	13 July 1868
Passengers
2018/19	1.895 million
2019/20	1.812 million
2020/21	0.538 million
2021/22	1.116 million
2022/23	1.380 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Railways around Luton
Midland Main Line Leagrave branch to Dunstable Luton Luton Bute Street Luton Airport Parkway Luton Airport Luton DART Luton Hoo Chiltern Green branch to Welwyn Garden City Midland Main Line

Leagrave railway station is located in Leagrave, a suburb in the north of Luton in Bedfordshire, England. Leagrave station is situated on the Midland Main Line 33¾ miles (54 km) north of London St Pancras International. The station is managed by Govia Thameslink Railway, and is served by the Thameslink route.

History

The station was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on the eastern side of Leagrave Village as part of the extension to St. Pancras line. Passenger services began on 13 July 1868.

The old Midland station buildings still exist, having been carefully restored in the 1980s. The station buildings underwent some further alteration in 2011 when ticket barriers were installed along with some external alteration to the façades where former windows were made into door ways. The buildings are locally listed as being of significant architectural merit.

Facilities

Leagrave Station

Leagrave station is a commuter station serving Luton North and surrounding villages, it has seen an increase in passenger number of circa 25% over the period 2010 to 2015 to 1.9million passengers per annum. There is a newsagent and toilet facilities on platform 4, an independent coffee shop on platform 1 a taxi rank outside platform 4 and a minicab office outside the station adjacent to the main building. Car parking can be found on both sides of the station. The station is staffed during the day and evening, although Thameslink has proposed closing the ticket office.

There is a free Council car park besides Leagrave Common ground just 10 minutes walking distance from Leagrave station towards Sundon Park.

The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Luton and Luton Parkway stations.

Services

Photo of Leagrave Railway station, taken from Compton Avenue in Leagrave Village

All trains at Leagrave are operated by Thameslink using Class 700 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service as of June 2024 in trains per hour (tph) is as follows:

• 4 tph to Bedford calling at Harlington, Flitwick and Bedford.
• 2 tph to Brighton calling at Harpenden, St Albans City, West Hampstead Thameslink, London St Pancras International, Farringdon, City Thameslink, London Blackfriars, London Bridge, East Croydon, Gatwick Airport, Three Bridges, Balcombe, Haywards Heath, Wivelsfield, Burgess Hill, Hassocks, Preston Park and Brighton.
• 2 tph to Three Bridges calling at Harpenden, St Albans City, London St Pancras International, Farringdon, City Thameslink, London Blackfriars, London Bridge, Norwood Junction, East Croydon, South Croydon, Purley, Earlswood, Salfords, Horley, Gatwick Airport and Three Bridges.

During peak times there are additional trains to East Grinstead, Sutton and Rainham. On Sundays, trains run to Horsham.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Harlington		Thameslink		Luton

External links

• Train times and station information for Leagrave railway station from National Rail