Arlesey railway station 4604556 223668616 2008-07-05T04:45:53Z DGEred 3827226 added 06-07 usage figures {{Infobox UK station |name = Arlesey |code = ARL |image_name= arleseybuilding.jpg |caption = The small station building |manager = [[First Capital Connect]] |locale = [[Arlesey]] |borough = [[Mid Bedfordshire]] |usage0405 = 0.327 |usage0506 = 0.350 |usage0607 = 0.369 |platforms = 2 |start = October 1988 }} '''Arlesey railway station''' serves the town of [[Arlesey]] in [[Bedfordshire]], [[England]]. The station is 60 km (37 miles) north of [[Kings Cross railway station|London Kings Cross]] on the "London-Peterborough" line. [[First Capital Connect]] manage and operate trains that serve the station. This station was opened on [[October 3]] [[1988]] on the site of the old Arlesey and Henlow station which was closed, together with Three Counties station, to passengers on 5 January 1959 and goods on 28 November 1960 (source: Bedfordshire Libraries). This was not as a result of the "Beeching Report", which was not published until 1963, but was due rather to declining receipts. It was designed to be fully accessible to wheelchairs although as of 2006 the up platform to [[Kings Cross railway station|London Kings Cross]] is only accessible until 12.30 p.m. when the booking clerk finishes his or her duty for the day. The down platform to [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]] northbound is fully accessible at all times. However this is of no use to wheelchair users who cannot leave their chair as there are no facilities for 'loading and unloading'. The nearest stations for this are at [[Hatfield railway station|Hatfield]] to the south and [[Peterborough railway station|Peterborough]] to the North. ==Services== There is a half-hourly service southbound to London Kings Cross and northbound to Peterborough with an hourly service in each direction on Sundays. {{s-rail-start}} {{s-rail|title=FCC}} {{s-line|system=FCC|line=Peterborough|previous=Hitchin|next=Biggleswade|type2=Peterborough}} {{end}} ==External links== {{stn art lnk|ARL|SG156XA}} [[Category:Railway stations in Bedfordshire]] [[Category:Railway stations served by First Capital Connect]]