Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Hemel Hempsted station was a railway station in the town of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England. UK. It was opened in 1877 by the Midland Railway and was originally the terminus of the Nickey Line, a now-defunct branch line which provided railway services to Chiltern Green and Luton and later to Harpenden.The station was located next to an embankment by the junction of Midland Road and Adeyfield Road, opposite the Midland Hotel. Midland Road crossed the railway via a bridge. It had a single platform and a booking office and waiting room with a passing loop. A goods yard was located to the west of the station.Passenger traffic on the line ceased in 1947 and the station closed fully in 1963. The siding remained in use for some goods trains until 1969 when the track was lifted and the station was demolished. The Midland Road bridge was filled in and a block of flats was built on the site of the station. The parapet on the north side has survived where the present-day Nickey Line cycle path begins its route to Harpenden.On platform signs and on tickets, the Midland Railway always spelled the station name as Hemel Hempsted without the 'a'.. }
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- Hemel_Hempsted_(Midland)_railway_station abstract "Hemel Hempsted station was a railway station in the town of Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, England. UK. It was opened in 1877 by the Midland Railway and was originally the terminus of the Nickey Line, a now-defunct branch line which provided railway services to Chiltern Green and Luton and later to Harpenden.The station was located next to an embankment by the junction of Midland Road and Adeyfield Road, opposite the Midland Hotel. Midland Road crossed the railway via a bridge. It had a single platform and a booking office and waiting room with a passing loop. A goods yard was located to the west of the station.Passenger traffic on the line ceased in 1947 and the station closed fully in 1963. The siding remained in use for some goods trains until 1969 when the track was lifted and the station was demolished. The Midland Road bridge was filled in and a block of flats was built on the site of the station. The parapet on the north side has survived where the present-day Nickey Line cycle path begins its route to Harpenden.On platform signs and on tickets, the Midland Railway always spelled the station name as Hemel Hempsted without the 'a'.".