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. It was opened by British Rail in October 1988 to coincide with the overhead electrification of the line.

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
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bricket Wood		London Northwestern Railway Abbey Line		Park Street

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.

External links

• Train times and station information for How Wood railway station from National Rail
• How Wood Station at abbeyline.org.uk