How Wood railway station

For the similarly named station in Renfrewshire, Scotland, see Howwood railway station.

How Wood railway station is in the village of How Wood, Hertfordshire, England. It is the fourth station on the Abbey Line, 4+1⁄2 miles (7.2 km) from Watford Junction. Like all the other stations on the branch (except Watford Junction), it is a simple unstaffed halt.

How Wood
General information
Location	How Wood, St. Albans England
Grid reference	TL144033
Managed by	London Northwestern Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	HWW
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	22 October 1988
Original company	British Rail
Passengers
2019/20	30,478
2020/21	4,360
2021/22	10,246
2022/23	20,046
2023/24	25,150
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station was opened by British Rail in October 1988, to coincide with the overhead electrification of the line, but lies on the original site of Park Street & Frogmore railway station which opened in 1858 and relocated from the site sometime before the 1890s.

Services

All services at How Wood are operated by London Northwestern Railway using Class 350 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service on all days of the week is one train per hour in each direction between Watford Junction and St Albans Abbey. This is increased to a train approximately every 45 minutes in each direction during the peak hours.^[1]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bricket Wood towards Watford Junction		London Northwestern Railway Abbey Line		Park Street towards St Albans Abbey

Future

In November 2007 responsibility for the branch line, including How Wood, passed from Silverlink trains to Govia London Midland trains. Installation of Oyster Card readers on the stations along the branch is a possibility, although there are other ticketing options too.

Restoration of the crossing loop at Bricket Wood is being considered by the local authorities and Network Rail, which would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes.