a cheaper price. All four platforms have been extended to support 12-carriage trains, as part of the Thameslink programme; this also required the widening of a road bridge. Work on these started on 21 November 2010 and was completed in May 2011. The construction of a new footbridge, with lifts for disabled access, has been completed and links up all four platforms. and The east side of the station (platform 1 side) has two entrances, both with ticket gates to ease congestion during peak times. The west side entrance is where the ticket office is located, but it also has ticket machines. An extra deck of parking spaces is planned to be built on top of the existing east side car park. When completed, it will add an extra 200 parking spaces. Services Service History 2006/07 services The typical off-peak service pattern saw six trains per hour in each direction, operated by First Capital Connect. Four of these were fast trains between and , via King's Cross Thameslink station in central London and . The remaining two trains called at all stations between and Sutton (in South London). December 2007 Following the closure of King's Cross Thameslink station, trains on the Thameslink route now operate between , , Sutton and calling at the new low level platforms at St Pancras. East Midlands Railway operates trains on the Midland Main Line route from St Pancras International to/from Leeds, Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and Leicester through the station, but do not stop. Interchange with these trains can be made one or two stops to the north, either at Luton or Luton Airport Parkway, dependent on the service. 2009 From March 2009, First Capital Connect, in partnership with Southeastern, began running a Luton-Sevenoaks service, which called at Harpenden. Current Services All services at Harpenden are operated by Thameslink using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: 6 tph to of which 4 continue to 2 tph to 2 tph to Three Bridges via 2 tph to via During the peak hours, the station is served by additional services to and from , and . The station is also served by a half-hourly night service between Bedford and on Sunday to Friday nights. Gallery References Sources External links Railway stations in Hertfordshire DfT Category D stations Former Midland Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1868 Railway stations served by