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{{for|the similarly named station in Renfrewshire, Scotland|Howwood railway station}}
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{{Infobox UK station
| symbol       = rail
| name         = How Wood
| code         = HWW
| image_name   = How Wood railway station - geograph.org.uk - 594708.jpg
| manager      = [[London Northwestern Railway]]
| locale       = [[How Wood, Hertfordshire|How Wood]]
| borough      = [[City and District of St Albans|St. Albans]]
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'''How Wood railway station''' is in the village of [[How Wood, Hertfordshire]], England. It is the fourth station on the [[Abbey Line]], {{convert|4+1/2|mi|km}} from [[Watford Junction]]. Like all the other stations on the branch (except [[Watford Junction]]), it is a simple unstaffed halt. It was opened by [[British Rail]] in October 1988 to coincide with the overhead electrification of the line.

==Service==
There is a service every 45 minutes in either direction Monday to Saturday, with hourly service on Sundays. It takes 16 minutes to travel between [[Watford Junction]] and [[St Albans Abbey railway station|St Albans Abbey]].

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{{rail line|next=[[Park Street railway station|Park Street]]|previous=[[Bricket Wood railway station|Bricket Wood]]|route=[[London Northwestern Railway]]<br><small>[[Abbey Line]]</small> |col={{LNW colour}} }}
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==Future==
In November 2007 responsibility for the branch line, including How Wood, passed from Silverlink trains to Govia [[London Midland]] trains. Installation of Oyster Card readers on the stations along the branch is a possibility, although there are other ticketing options too.

Restoration of the crossing loop at [[Bricket Wood railway station|Bricket Wood]] is being considered by the local authorities and [[Network Rail]], which would facilitate trains running every 30 minutes.

==External links==
{{Commons category|How Wood (Hertfordshire) railway station}}
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*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090301002607/http://www.abbeyline.org.uk/routeguide.htm#how#how How Wood Station] at abbeyline.org.uk
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{{rail line|next=[[Park Street railway station (England)|Park Street]]|previous=[[Bricket Wood railway station|Bricket Wood]]|route=[[London Northwestern Railway]]<br><small>[[Abbey Line]]</small> |col={{LNW colour}} }}
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{{Hertfordshire railway stations}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Hertfordshire]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened by British Rail]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened in 1988]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains]]


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