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| Location | |
| Place | Luton |
| Local authority | Luton |
| Operations | |
| Station code | LTN |
| Managed by | First Capital Connect |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 1.887 million |
| 2005/06 * | 2.157 million |
| 2006/07 * | 2.365 million |
| 2007/08 * | 2.628 million |
| History | |
| Opened November 1999 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Luton Airport Parkway from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
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Luton Airport Parkway railway station is the railway station for London Luton Airport in Bedfordshire, England. The station opened in 1999 and is located south-east of Luton and west of the airport.
The station is located on the Midland Main Line and is served by First Capital Connect (FCC) and East Midlands Trains trains. From the station, you can travel north to Bedford, Kettering, Leicester, Loughborough, Derby and Nottingham. Passengers can also travel south to St Albans, London, Wimbledon, Sutton, London Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
In November 2008, the station became the first on the Thameslink route to have its platforms extended in order to accommodate twelve-coach trains as part of the Thameslink Programme.[1]
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Services
The typical off-peak service from this station is as follows:
- 4 tph to Brighton via London and Gatwick Airport (First Capital Connect)
- 2 tph to Sutton via London and Wimbledon (First Capital Connect)
- 1 tph to London St Pancras International (East Midlands Trains)
- 2 tph to Luton only (First Capital Connect)
- 4 tph to Luton and Bedford (all stations) (First Capital Connect)
- 1 tph to Nottingham via Leicester (fast to Bedford) (East Midlands Trains)
- East Midlands Trains services from Leeds, Sheffield and Derby run through at high speed, but do not stop. Interchange with these services can be made at Leicester and St Pancras.
Station facilities
- Four platforms
- Four waiting rooms
- Newsagent/Cafe
- Telephones
- ATM
- FastTicket machine
- Toilets
- Multistorey car park
- Free 20 minute wait car 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 Leagrave stations.
- AMT Coffee Shop
Service patterns
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Bedford-Sevenoaks
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References
- ^ "Thameslink Programme". Network Rail. http://www.networkrail.co.uk/aspx/1326.aspx. Retrieved 2008-12-18.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Luton Airport Parkway railway station |
- Train times and station information for Luton Airport Parkway railway station from National Rail
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Coordinates: 51°52′23″N 0°23′46″W / 51.873°N 0.396°W
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