Bush Hill Park railway station
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Bush Hill Park railway station is located at Bush Hill Park
in the London Borough of Enfield
, north London
. The station is within Travelcard Zone 5
, on the Enfield Town branch of the Lea Valley Lines
. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by National Express East Anglia.
, and two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street
.
in 1880 because of planned housing developments by the North London Estates Company. Development in the area expanded after the station was opened.
Bush Hill Park
Bush Hill Park is a locality within the London Borough of Enfield. Situated mile south east of Enfield Town and immediately to the west of the branch railway line from Edmonton Green to Enfield Town which forms a boundary between the historic parishes of Enfield and Edmonton. Much of the district...
in the London Borough of Enfield
London Borough of Enfield
The London Borough of Enfield is the most northerly London borough and forms part of Outer London. It borders the London Boroughs of Barnet, Haringey and Waltham Forest...
, north London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. The station is within Travelcard Zone 5
Travelcard Zone 5
Fare zone 5 is an outer zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services. The zone was created in May 1983 and in January 1991 part...
, on the Enfield Town branch of the Lea Valley Lines
Lea Valley Lines
The Lea Valley Lines are three commuter lines and two branches in North East London, so named because they run along the valley of the River Lea...
. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by National Express East Anglia.
Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to Enfield TownEnfield Town railway station
Enfield Town railway station is the most central of several stations in Enfield . It is the terminus of the line served by National Express East Anglia from Liverpool Street, one of the Lea Valley Lines. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by National Express East Anglia...
, and two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street railway station, also known as London Liverpool Street or simply Liverpool Street, is both a central London railway terminus and a connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, England...
.
History
The station was opened by the Great Eastern RailwayGreat Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
in 1880 because of planned housing developments by the North London Estates Company. Development in the area expanded after the station was opened.