Northumberland Park railway station

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Northumberland Park
Northumberland Park station looking south, with level crossing in foreground (February 2006)
Location
Place Northumberland Park
Local authority Haringey
Grid reference TQ348910
Operations
Station code NUM
Managed by National Express East Anglia
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 73,310
2005/06 * 66,370
Transport for London
Zone 3
History
15 September 1840 Opened (Marsh Lane)
June 1852 Renamed (? Park)
1 July 1923 Renamed (Northumberland Park)
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Northumberland Park from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
Portal:Northumberland Park railway station
UK Railways Portal


Northumberland Park railway station is a station in Northumberland Park, London, United Kingdom. The stations and all trains servicing it are operated by National Express East Anglia.

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[edit] Overview

Northumberland Park was opened on 15 September 1840 as a Halt on the Northern & Eastern Railway. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station was originally named Marsh Lane after the country lane to Tottenham Marshes on which it is situated. In June 1852, it was re-named Park station, eventually being re-named to its current title, Northumberland Park on 1 July 1923, this is also the name of the surrounding district, in Tottenham, North London. The station is immediately south of one of north London's few remaining level crossings. The station is a short walk from White Hart Lane stadium of Tottenham Hotspur F.C..

Northumberland Park Depot of London Underground's Victoria Line was constructed alongside the station during the late 1960s. A branch line leads to a junction north of Seven Sisters tube station.

[edit] Future

Haringey Council supports proposals for platforms for the Victoria Line to be built at Northumberland Park. These would be to the east of the main line platforms between the main line and the Northumberland Park Depot[1]. This was supported by the Mayor of London, Ken Livingstone[2]. This would aid regeneration of the area and better transport links would have to be part of plans to increase capacity at White Hart Lane.[3] However Network Rail have their own plans for the West Anglia Main Line which involves 4 tracking the line and therefore there would be no room for the London Underground Station.

[edit] Services

  Preceding station     National Rail     Following station  
Tottenham Hale   National Express East Anglia
Lea Valley Lines
West Anglia Main Line
Mondays-Saturdays only
  Angel Road
Ponders End on Saturdays

[edit] References

  1. ^ [http://www.haringey.gov.uk/lip_chapter_3_-_boro_policy_statement_.pdf Final Local Implementation Plan Chapter 3 Haringey Transport Strategy]. Retrieved on 2007-11-25.
  2. ^ Mayor's support for Tube extension
  3. ^ alwaystouchout.com - Victoria Line to Northumberland Park

[edit] External links

West Anglia
Main Line

Bishop's Stortford
Sawbridgeworth
Harlow Mill
Harlow Town
Roydon
Broxbourne
Cheshunt
Waltham Cross
Enfield Lock
Brimsdown
Ponders End
Angel Road
Northumberland Park
Tottenham Hale
Hackney Downs
Liverpool Street

Coordinates: 51.60172° N 0.05503° W