Tring railway station
Railway station in Hertfordshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tring railway station is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) outside the market town of Tring, close to the Grand Union Canal but actually nearer to the village of Aldbury in Hertfordshire, England. Situated on the West Coast Main Line, the station is now an important marshalling point for commuter trains from here for most stations to London Euston.
General information | |||||
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Location | Tring, Dacorum England | ||||
Coordinates | 51.8004°N 0.6225°W / 51.8004; -0.6225 | ||||
Grid reference | SP951122 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | London Northwestern Railway | ||||
Platforms | 5 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | TRI | ||||
Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
History | |||||
Opened | 16 October 1837 (1837-10-16) | ||||
Original company | London and Birmingham Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.877 million | ||||
Interchange | 456 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.819 million | ||||
Interchange | 1,445 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.118 million | ||||
Interchange | 312 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.425 million | ||||
Interchange | 771 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.553 million | ||||
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There are five full length (12-car) platforms, with one side platform and two islands. To the east of the station are some south facing sidings connecting to the slow lines. Platforms 1 & 2 are the fast-line platforms, platforms 3 & 5 are the slow-line platforms and platform 4 is used by starting and terminating services to/from Euston and additional through trains southbound.