Enfield Lock railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Enfield | ||
| Local authority | Enfield | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | ENL | ||
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia | ||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 0.596 million | ||
| 2005/06 * | 0.970 million | ||
| Transport for London | |||
| Zone | 6 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 1855 | ||
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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Enfield Lock railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Tottenham Hale branch of the Lea Valley Lines, on the West Anglian Railway. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia.
Enfield Lock was the main station for the Royal Small Arms Factory until its closure in the late 1980s, and now serves the large housing development on the site known as Enfield Island Village, as well as the nearby Innova Science and Business park.
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[edit] History
The railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840. The station itself was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1855 as Ordnance Factory, later renamed to Enfield Lock.[1]
The lines through Enfield Lock were electrified on May 5, 1969.[2]
[edit] Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is: 2 trains per hour (tph) to Hertford East, 2 tph to Stansted Airport, 2 tph to London Liverpool Street, (from Hertford East), and 1 tph to Stratford.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
- ^ White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Enfield Lock railway station from National Rail
- Enfield Lock railway station is at coordinates Coordinates:
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Brimsdown | National Express East Anglia Lea Valley Lines West Anglia Main Line |
Waltham Cross | ||
| West Anglia |
| Main Line Bishop's Stortford |
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