title: Harpenden East railway station
text: # Harpenden East railway station
  
  Harpenden East was one of two stations serving the town of Harpenden, the other station which remains open being Harpenden Central. Originally named Harpenden, the East suffix was added in 1950 to distinguish it from the Midland Railway station.
  
  ## Layout
  
  The line was single track with a crossing loop at Harpenden East.
  
  An intermediate station on the Great Northern Railway branch line between Hatfield and Dunstable Town, it opened in 1860 and closed in 1965.
  
  ## Closure
  
  Since closure the station has been demolished and both the site and the line in the immediate area have had housing built.
  
  ## Routes
  
  | Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station |
  | - | - | - |
  | Luton Hoo Line and station closed | Great Northern Railway Dunstable Branch | Wheathampstead Line and station closed |
  