Hertford Loop Line

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The Hertford Loop is a branch of the East Coast Main Line.

First Capital Connect operate suburban services along the East Coast Main Line south of Peterborough. Trains run along the Herford Loop between Kings Cross or Moorgate and Letchworth, Stevenage or Hertford North. Occasionally, GNER trains operate non-stop along the route when diverted off the main section of the ECML due to engineering work. There is a siding to the north of Bowes Park which is occasionally used to turn around GNER trains heading for the Bounds Green Depot. There are also terminus platforms at Hertford North and Gordon Hill, the latter acting as a terminus during peak hours only.

The loop is about 24 miles long and was opened in three stages between 1871 and 1924. Flying junctions connect each end of the northbound track with the main line. The route is electrified using the 25 kV, 50 Hz a.c., Overhead Line system.

Contents 1 Route and Settlements served 1.1 Hertfordshire 1.2 Greater London 2 References

[edit] Route and Settlements served

Heading south, the Hertford Loop begins just south of Stevenage. It serves:

[edit] Hertfordshire

• Watton-at-Stone railway station - village of Watton-at-Stone

• Hertford North railway station - town of Hertford

• Bayford railway station - villages of Bayford and Brickendon

• Cuffley railway station - villages of Cuffley, Northaw and Goffs Oak

[edit] Greater London

• Crews Hill

• Gordon Hill - northern area of Enfield

• Enfield Chase - Enfield Town

• Grange Park

• Winchmore Hill - Winchmore Hill

• Palmers Green - Palmers Green

• Bowes Park - Bowes Park and Wood Green

It rejoins the main line north of Alexandra Palace railway station - which serves Wood Green and Alexandra Palace

[edit] References

Hornby, Frank (1995) London Commuter Lines. Volume 1: Main lines north of the Thames. Kettering: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.

edit Railway lines in the East of England:
Main lines:	East Coast Main Line   Great Eastern Main Line Cambridge-King's Lynn "Fen" Line   Cambridge-Norwich "Breckland" Line   Colchester-Clacton "Sunshine Coast" Line Ely-Peterborough Line   Ipswich-Ely Line   London-Cambridge Line   London, Tilbury & Southend Line Manningtree-Harwich "Mayflower" Line   Thameslink   West Anglia Main Line
Commuter lines:	Hertford Loop Line   Lea Valley Lines   Northern City Line   Romford-Upminster Line    Shenfield-Southend Victoria Line   Witham-Braintree Line
Rural lines:	Cambridge-Ipswich Line    Crouch Valley Line   East Suffolk Line   Grantham-Skegness Line Ipswich-Felixstowe Line   Marks Tey-Sudbury "Gainsborough" Line   Norwich-Sheringham "Bittern" Line Peterborough-Lincoln Line   Thorpe le Soken-Walton "Sunshine Coast" Line   Wherry Lines

edit Railway lines in London:
North London:	Dudding Hill Line   Hertford Loop Line   Gospel Oak-Barking Line   North London Line   Northern City Line   Lea Valley Lines    St Albans Branch Line   Thameslink   Watford DC Line
East London:	Romford-Upminster Line
South London:	Bexleyheath Line   Bromley North Line   Catford Loop Line   Greenwich Line   Dartford Loop Line  Hayes Line    Hounslow Loop Line   Kingston Loop Line   Nunhead to Lewisham link   South London Lines    Tattenham Corner Line   Thameslink
West London:	West London Line
Proposed network:	London Overground