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{{Short description|Railway station in Hertfordshire, England}}
{{for|the similarly named station in Renfrewshire, Scotland|Howwood railway station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}}
{{Use British English|date=May 2017}}
{{Infobox station
| name                = How Wood
| symbol_location     = gb
| symbol              = rail
| image               = How Wood railway station - geograph.org.uk - 594708.jpg
| borough             = [[How Wood]], [[City and District of St Albans|St. Albans]]
| country             = England
| grid_name           = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position       = {{gbmapscaled|TL144033|25|TL144033}}
| manager             = [[London Northwestern Railway]]
| platforms           = 1
| code                = HWW
| classification      = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F2
| original            = [[British Rail]]
| opened              = 22 October 1988
| mpassengers =
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2019/20 |passengers={{decrease}} 30,478}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2020/21 |passengers={{decrease}} 4,360}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2021/22 |passengers={{increase}} 10,246}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2022/23 |passengers={{increase}} 20,046}}
{{Rail pass box |pass_year=2023/24 |passengers={{increase}} 25,150}}
| footnotes           = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
}}
'''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.

==Services==
All services at How Wood are operated by [[West Midlands Trains|London Northwestern Railway]] using {{brc|350}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

The typical off-peak service on all days of the week is one train per hour in each direction between {{stnlnk|Watford Junction}} and {{stnlnk|St Albans Abbey}}. This is increased to a train approximately every 45 minutes in each direction during the peak hours.<ref>{{NRtimes|December 2022|61}}</ref>

{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
  |system1=National Rail
    |line1=London Northwestern Railway|type1=Abbey Line|left1=Bricket Wood|right1=  	Park Street
}}

==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.

==References==
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==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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{{Hertfordshire railway stations}}

[[Category:Railway stations in Hertfordshire]]
[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened by British Rail]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by West Midlands Trains]]


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