Hornsey railway station
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The southbound platform of the station and adjacent TMD. | |
  Hornsey Location of Hornsey in Greater London | |
| Location | Hornsey |
| Local authority | London Borough of Haringey |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Station code | HRN |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2004–05 | 0.362 million[1] |
| 2005–06 |
 0.382 million[1] |
| 2006–07 |
0.737 million[1] |
| 2007–08 |
1.031 million[1] |
| 2008–09 |
 0.896 million[1] |
| 2009–10 |
0.943 million[1] |
| 2010–11 |
1.069 million[1] |
| 2011–12 |
1.130 million[1] |
| 2012–13 |
1.179 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1850 | Opened |
| Other information | |
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London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°35′10″N 0°06′42″W / 51.5862°N 0.1116°W | |
Hornsey railway station is a suburban railway station located in Haringey, north London. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station is operated by Great Northern on behalf of Network Rail, and is situated next to the Hornsey train depot.
The New River canal flows to the east of the station.
History
The station was opened on 7 August 1850 by the Great Northern Railway (GNR),[2] the same day that the main line between Peterborough and London (Maiden Lane) was opened.[3]
Under plans approved in 1897, the station was to be served by the Great Northern and Strand Railway (GN&SR), a tube railway supported by the GNR which would have run underground beneath the GNR's tracks from Alexandra Palace to Finsbury Park and then into central London. The GN&SR stations on each side would have been the same as the main line stations. The GN&SR route and stations north of Finsbury Park were cancelled in 1902 when the GN&SR was taken over by Charles Yerkes' consortium which planned to merge it with the Brompton and Piccadilly Circus Railway to form the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway from Finsbury Park to Hammersmith (now part of the London Underground's Piccadilly line).[4]
Service
Hornsey currently has the following National Rail services off-peak (all operated by Great Northern) which uses Class 313 trains:
Weekday services
- 6tph to London Moorgate
- 3tph to Welwyn Garden City
- 3tph to Hertford North (1tph extended to Letchworth Garden City)
Weekend services:
- 4tph to London King's Cross
- 2tph to Welwyn Garden City
- 2tph to Hertford North (1tph extended to Stevenage)
No National Rail trains operate to London Moorgate at weekends or after 10pm, instead being diverted to London Kings Cross.
| Preceding station | National Rail |
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| Great Northern | ||||
| Future Development | ||||
| Harringay | Thameslink Thameslink |
Alexandra Palace | ||
Connections
- Turnpike Lane London Underground station is a 15-minute walk away.
- London Buses route 41 and night routes N41 and N91 serve the station.
Future developments
- In July 2009, the Department for Transport announced that depots for new Thameslink trains would be built at Hornsey and Three Bridges.
References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 123. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ↑ Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 135. CN 8983.
- ↑ Badsey-Ellis, Antony (2005). London's Lost Tube Schemes. Capital Transport. pp. 77 and 138. ISBN 1-85414-293-3.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Hornsey railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Hornsey railway station from National Rail
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