Potters Bar railway station

Potters Bar railway station serves the town of Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England. It is located on the Great Northern Line between London Kings Cross and Hatfield on the East Coast Main Line.^[1] Potters Bar station is the highest on the East Coast Mainline between (London King's Cross) and York.

History

The first section of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) - that from Louth to a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway at Grimsby - opened on 1 March 1848, but the southern section of the main line, between Maiden Lane and Peterborough, was not opened until August 1850. Potter's Bar was one of the original stations, opening with the line on 7 August 1850.^[2][3][4]

On 1 May 1923, the station was renamed Potter's Bar and South Mimms; on 3 May 1971 it reverted to its original name of Potter's Bar.^[4]

Facilities

Potters Bar station is based on two floors, with the lower level containing the entrance and ticket office, and the upper floor having the platforms on.

On the lower floor, there are four ticket machines, including one "Fast-Ticket" machine, a photo booth, telephone, three ticket counters and a newsagency. There are ticket barriers in front of the ramps to all platforms.

On the upper floor, where the platforms are located, there are canopies running most of the length of both platforms. Each island platform has a help-point. Platforms 1&2 have feature both male and female toilets, as well as a cafe.^[5]

Services

Mondays-Fridays

• 2 trains per hour (tph) to London King's Cross, calling only at Finsbury Park
• 3 tph to London Moorgate, calling at Hadley Wood, New Barnet, Oakleigh Park, New Southgate, Alexandra Palace, Hornsey, Harringay, Finsbury Park, Drayton Park, Highbury and Islington, Essex Road and Old Street
• 3 tph to Welwyn Garden City, calling at Brookmans Park, Welham Green and Hatfield
• 1 tph to Cambridge, calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North, Knebworth, Stevenage, Hitchin, Letchworth Garden City, Baldock, Ashwell and Morden, Royston, Meldreth, Shepreth and Foxton
• 1 tph to Peterborough, calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North, Knebworth, Stevenage, Hitchin, Arlesey, Biggleswade, Sandy, St Neots and Huntingdon.^[6]

Saturdays

• 4 tph to London King's Cross, of which:
  • 2 call only at Finsbury Park
  • 2 call at all stations (as per the Moorgate service above)
• 2 tph to Welwyn Garden City as above
• 1 tph to Cambridge as above
• 1 tph to Peterborough as above

Sundays

• 3 tph to London King's Cross, of which:
  • 1 calls only at Finsbury Park
  • 2 call at all stations (as per Saturdays)
• 2 tph to Welwyn Garden City as above
• 1 tph to Cambridge as above

Timetables for First Capital Connect services that serve the station can be found here.

Bus services

London bus routes 84, 298, 313, school routes 626, 692, 699 and other routes.

Potters Bar rail crashes

Potters Bar has been the site of two major train crashes. On 10 February 1946 a three-train crash resulted in 2 fatalities and 17 people were hospitalized. The derailment of a fast train on 10 May 2002 resulted in 7 fatalities and 76 injured.

Ticket office opening times and station staffing hours

Below are the current opening and staffing times for Potters Bar, as of 2010^[update].^[7]

Route

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Potters Bar railway station from National Rail