Harlington railway station
Harlington 
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The front of the main station building
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| Location | |
| Place | Harlington |
| Local authority | District of Central Bedfordshire |
| Coordinates | 51°57′43″N 0°29′46″W / 51.962°N 0.496°WCoordinates: 51°57′43″N 0°29′46″W / 51.962°N 0.496°W |
| Grid reference | TL034303 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | HLN |
| Managed by | Thameslink |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.308 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.320 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.314 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.325 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.336 million |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1868 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Harlington from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Harlington railway station is located in Bedfordshire, at the west of Harlington village.
It was built by the Midland Railway in 1868 on its extension to St. Pancras. The original intention had been to call it "Harlington for Toddington". The station buildings still exist and were carefully restored in the early 1980s. The station is situated on the Midland Main Line and managed by Thameslink.
From here trains go north to Bedford and south to London, Gatwick Airport and Brighton.
The typical off-peak service from this station is:
Harlington station has the following facilities:
The station has a PlusBus scheme where train and bus tickets can be bought together for a cheaper price. It is in the same area as Flitwick station.
As well as Harlington village itself, the station also serves the villages of Barton-le-Clay, Toddington and Westoning.
The ticket office is open for just over 7½ hours per day Mondays to Friday and 6 hours per day on Saturday.
In January 2009, the previous franchisee First Capital Connect proposed that the ticket office at Harlington railway station would open for just four hours per day. The proposals were for the office to open at 0645 (previously 0600) and close at 1030 (currently 1850) on weekdays. There would be no weekend opening under theses proposals. The single automated ticket machine, which was stolen in summer 2008, was replaced the same week that the proposals were announced. Subsequently, whilst a reduction in hours was agreed, although not to the degree set out in the initial proposal (see above).
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