Roundwood Halt railway station

Roundwood Halt railway station co-served the town of Harpenden, in Hertfordshire, England; between 1927 and 1949, it was a stop on the Nickey Line that linked Hemel Hempstead and Harpenden.

Roundwood Halt
The remains of the platform in 2008
General information
Location	Harpenden, Hertfordshire England
Coordinates	51.8197°N 0.3706°W / 51.8197; -0.3706
Grid reference	TL124147
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
8 August 1927 (1927-08-08)	Opened
16 June 1947 (1947-06-16)	Closed
Location

History

The station was opened on 8 August 1927 by the Midland Railway. It was situated south of the junction on Roundwood Road and was planned to serve a housing development in Harpenden, given its expansion as a London dormitory town.^[1]

The halt had one concrete platform in the cutting on the west side of the line, with a timber waiting shelter. A timber footbridge was built over the line in 1926, which was replaced by a tubular metal bridge in 1957.^[2]

The station was closed on 16 June 1947.^[2]

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Harpenden Line closed, station open		London, Midland and Scottish Railway Nickey Line		Redbourn Line and station closed

The site today

The track was taken up in 1982 and the trackbed became part of a shared-use path in the mid-1980s. The platform and the yellow single arm lower quadrant type signal are extant.^[2]