Crews Hill railway station
Encyclopedia
Crews Hill railway station is in Crews Hill
in the London Borough of Enfield
in north London
, in Travelcard Zone 6
. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by First Capital Connect
. The station was opened on 4 April 1910.
. A subway links the down (northbound) platform with the entrance on the up (southbound) side.
on weekdays until about 9.30pm, and into London King's Cross after 9.30pm Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Normally the service uses Class 313
EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to Moorgate, although on weekends sometimes Class 317
EMUs are used instead.
The typical off-peak service is three trains per hour to Moorgate
, and three trains per hour to , with one per hour extended to Letchworth Garden City via Stevenage
. In the evenings, some trains skip the station to run fast between and .
The station is completely unstaffed and until recently no ticket machine was available, though a Shere ticket machine is being installed as of July 2009 (see entrance photo). As a result, the station is not a penalty fare
s station.
Crews Hill
Crews Hill is a village located in the northern outskirts of Greater London and 12 miles north of Charing Cross. It forms part of the London Borough of Enfield and is probably best known for its large number of garden centres and nursuries which, at summer weekends, give it almost a "resort"...
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...
in 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...
, in Travelcard Zone 6
Travelcard Zone 6
Fare zone 6 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 January 1991; from May 1983 it had...
. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by First Capital Connect
First Capital Connect
First Capital Connect is a passenger train operating company in England that began operations on the National Rail network on 1 April 2006...
. The station was opened on 4 April 1910.
Geography
Crews hill is a railway station in Enfield in the postcode EN2; it is on an access road just off Cattlegate Road and is very close to the M25M25 motorway
The M25 motorway, or London Orbital, is a orbital motorway that almost encircles Greater London, England, in the United Kingdom. The motorway was first mooted early in the 20th century. A few sections, based on the now abandoned London Ringways plan, were constructed in the early 1970s and it ...
. A subway links the down (northbound) platform with the entrance on the up (southbound) side.
Services
The service from the station runs to MoorgateMoorgate station
Moorgate station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground station on Moorgate in the City of London; it provides National Rail services by First Capital Connect for Hertford, Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth and also serves the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Lines and...
on weekdays until about 9.30pm, and into London King's Cross after 9.30pm Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Normally the service uses Class 313
British Rail Class 313
British Rail Class 313 electric multiple units were built by BREL at York Works between February 1976 and April 1977 and were the first second-generation EMUs to be constructed for British Rail...
EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to Moorgate, although on weekends sometimes Class 317
British Rail Class 317
The British Rail Class 317 alternating current electric multiple units were built by BREL York in two batches, from 1981-82 and 1985-87. They were the first of several classes of British Rail EMU to be based on the all-steel Mark 3 bodyshell, departing from the "PEP"-aluminium design which had...
EMUs are used instead.
The typical off-peak service is three trains per hour to Moorgate
Moorgate station
Moorgate station is a central London railway terminus and London Underground station on Moorgate in the City of London; it provides National Rail services by First Capital Connect for Hertford, Welwyn Garden City and Letchworth and also serves the Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan Lines and...
, and three trains per hour to , with one per hour extended to Letchworth Garden City via Stevenage
Stevenage
Stevenage is a town and borough in Hertfordshire, England. It is situated to the east of junctions 7 and 8 of the A1, and is between Letchworth Garden City to the north, and Welwyn Garden City to the south....
. In the evenings, some trains skip the station to run fast between and .
The station is completely unstaffed and until recently no ticket machine was available, though a Shere ticket machine is being installed as of July 2009 (see entrance photo). As a result, the station is not a penalty fare
Penalty fare
On the United Kingdom's public transport systems, a penalty fare is a special fare charged at a higher than normal price because the purchaser did not comply with the normal ticket purchasing rules...
s station.
Future developments
- Oyster pay and go will arrive at this station on the confirmed date of 2 January 2010, this will finally allow customers to make use of the oyster machines at the station but are not currently in use.