Gordon Hill railway station

Gordon Hill National Rail
Gordon Hill
Location of Gordon Hill in Greater London
Location Gordon Hill
Local authority London Borough of Enfield
Managed by Great Northern
Station code GDH
DfT category D
Number of platforms 3
Fare zone 5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05  0.618 million[1]
2005–06 Increase 0.651 million[1]
2006–07 Increase 0.923 million[1]
2007–08 Increase 1.104 million[1]
2008–09 Decrease 0.991 million[1]
2009–10 Increase 1.016 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 1.035 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 1.088 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 1.117 million[1]
Other information
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External links
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UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°39′48″N 0°05′39″W / 51.6632°N 0.0943°W

Gordon Hill railway station is in Gordon Hill, in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, in Travelcard Zone 5. It was opened in April 1910. The station and the trains serving it are currently operated by Great Northern, on the Hertford Loop Line.

Three platforms are currently in use: Hertford-bound trains stop at platform 3 and London-bound trains stop at platform 2; platform 1 is a terminus platform used by certain trains to and from London, mainly during peak hours.

In autumn 2008, a new Shere FASTticket self-service ticket machine, accepting both cash and debit/credit cards was installed.

Services

The service runs to Moorgate on weekdays until about 10:00 pm, and into London King's Cross after 10:00 pm weekdays and all weekend. Normally the service uses class 313 EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to Moorgate, although sometimes class 317 EMUs are used instead on services to Kings Cross.

The typical weekday off-peak service is 3 trains per hour to Moorgate, and 2 trains per hour to Hertford North, with one per hour to Letchworth Garden City via Stevenage. At weekends, 1 train per hour operate between Kings Cross and Hertford North, with 1 train per hour between Kings Cross and Stevenage.

A number of trains to/from Moorgate or London Kings Cross start or terminate here.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Enfield Chase   Great Northern
Hertford Loop Line
  Crews Hill or
Cuffley or
Terminus

Oyster

Connections

London Buses route W8 serves the station.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Oyster Card and National Rail, National Rail Enquiries Website
  • Hornby, Frank (1995) London Commuter Lines. Volume 1: Main lines north of the Thames. Kettering: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.

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