Waltham Cross railway station

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Waltham Cross
Location
Place Waltham Cross
Local authority Broxbourne (borough)
Operations
Station code WLC
Managed by National Express East Anglia
Owned by Network Rail
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 0.692 million
History
1840 Opened
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Waltham Cross from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Waltham Cross railway station, opened in 1840, is a railway station that serves Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, England. It is also the closest railway station to Waltham Abbey, Essex, England. It is on the West Anglia Main Line, and train services are provided by National Express East Anglia.

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[edit] History

The station, together with the railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne, was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on September 15, 1840. Originally called Waltham and later renamed to Waltham Cross, it was on a site to the north of the road between Waltham Cross and Waltham Abbey.

In 1885 the station was relocated to the current site. A subsequent renaming to Waltham Cross (& Abbey) was later rescinded.

The lines through Waltham Cross were electrified on May 5, 1969.[1]

[edit] Service

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street via Tottenham Hale, and two trains per hour to Hertford East. During the peak hours there are also trains to Stratford.

[edit] References

  1. ^ White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987

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