Hadley Wood railway station

Hadley Wood National Rail

The 1960s built station building
Hadley Wood
Location of Hadley Wood in Greater London
Location Hadley Wood
Local authority London Borough of Enfield
Grid reference TQ261169
Managed by Great Northern
Station code HDW
DfT category E
Number of platforms 4
Fare zone 6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2002–03  0.182 million[1]
2004–05 Increase 0.207 million[1]
2005–06 Increase 0.245 million[1]
2006–07 Increase 0.345 million[1]
2007–08 Increase 0.394 million[1]
2008–09 Increase 0.402 million[1]
2009–10 Decrease 0.353 million[1]
2010–11 Decrease 0.343 million[1]
2011–12 Decrease 0.338 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 0.382 million[1]
Key dates
1 May 1885 Station opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
London Transport portal
UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°40′08″N 0°10′34″W / 51.6688°N 0.1761°W

Hadley Wood railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, England. The station is in Travelcard Zone 6 and serves the suburb of Hadley Wood; it is managed and served by Great Northern.

The station has four platforms, but only the outer ones are in everyday use, with Great Northern services stopping there. Fast services use the central tracks and do not stop at the station. The inner platforms have recently been resurfaced, although they are only used in emergency.

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1885 by the Great Northern Railway (GNR).[2]

Facilities

There is a Shere self-service ticket machine at the station entrance, installed in Autumn 2008 and replacing the previous (Avantix) machine.

Oyster pay as you go can now be used to and from this station.

Services

Great Northern train services

The service to Moorgate on weekdays until 10:00 pm, and to London Kings Cross after 10:00 pm Mondays to Fridays and all day at weekends. Normally the service uses class 313 EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to Moorgate, although on weekends class 317 EMUs are sometimes used instead.

The typical off-peak service is three trains an hour to Moorgate, reduced to two after 7:00 pm. Moorgate trains run only on weekdays up until 10:00 pm; night and weekend trains run every 30 minutes to Kings Cross. There are three trains an hour to Welwyn Garden City, reduced to two in the late evenings and at weekends.[3]

Timetables for Hadley Wood can be seen and downloaded here.

Connections

London Buses route 399 serves the station.

Ticket office opening times and station staffing hours

Below are the current opening and staffing times for Hadley Wood, as of 2010.[4]

Ticket Office Hours
Day Opens Closes
Monday to Friday 06:35 10:00
Saturday - -
Sunday - -
Station Staffing Hours
Day From Until
Monday to Friday 06:25 10:10
Saturday - -
Sunday - -

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hadley Wood railway station.

Line

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Great Northern
Great Northern stopping

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 111. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  3. http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?sEvent=Timetables&crs_code=HDW
  4. http://www.firstcapitalconnect.co.uk/Main.php?sEvent=StationInfo&crs_code=HDW

External links