Abbey Line

Tags: Railway Line.

The Abbey Line (or St Albans Abbey Branch Line) is a railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey. The 6.5-mile (10.5 km) route passes through town and countryside. The service is sometimes referred to locally as the Abbey Flyer.

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is part of

National Rail

line length (μ)

10460.7

location

Hertfordshire

number of stations

7

opening date

1858-05-05

opening year

1858-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operated by

London Midland

owner

Network Rail

railway rolling stock

British Rail Class 321

route end

St Albans Abbey railway station

route start

Watford Junction railway station

type

Passenger rail terminology

type of electrification

25 kV AC railway electrification

voltage of electrification (V)

25000.0

latitude

51.704

longitude

-0.361