Enfield Town railway station
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Enfield Town railway station is the most central of several stations in Enfield
(north London
). 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. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5
.
Enfield is also served by the Hertford Loop Line
with a station at Enfield Chase
on the opposite side of the town centre. The nearest station on the West Anglia Main Line
is at Ponders End
. Enfield Lock railway station
is not located in central Enfield. As of May 2011 work is underway to install automatic ticket gates at this station.
. In the peak times four or five trains serve the station and also there are extra trains on Tottenham Hotspur's match days when trains start here to travel to White Hart Lane station
A house which stood on the site since the late 17th century is said to have been the birthplace of Isaac Disraeli (father of Benjamin Disraeli) and later to have become a school, where John Keats
was educated. It became the station house before being demolished in 1872. The fine seventeenth-century brickwork facade, once attributed to Sir Christopher Wren was dismantled, and reconstructed in the South Kensington Museum. Its place was taken by brick station building with an attached station-master's house and a walled forecourt. This in turn was replaced in 1957 by the present building by the British Railways architect HH Powell.
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...
). It is the terminus of the line served by National Express East Anglia from Liverpool Street, one 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. The station is in 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...
.
Enfield is also served by the Hertford Loop Line
Hertford Loop Line
The Hertford Loop Line is a branch of the East Coast Main Line, providing a commuter route to London for Hertford and other Hertfordshire towns...
with a station at Enfield Chase
Enfield Chase railway station
Enfield Chase railway station is located in Windmill Hill, Enfield, in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, and is in Travelcard Zone 5. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by First Capital Connect. It is directly west of Enfield Town centre...
on the opposite side of the town centre. The nearest station on the West Anglia Main Line
West Anglia Main Line
The West Anglia Main Line is one of the two main lines which run from London Liverpool Street, the other being the Great Eastern Main Line. It runs generally north from London, through the towns of Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Harlow, Bishop's Stortford and Audley End station before reaching Cambridge,...
is at Ponders End
Ponders End railway station
Ponders End railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north east London at Ponders End, and is in Travelcard Zone 5, on the Tottenham Hale branch of the Lea Valley Lines, north of London Liverpool Street. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East...
. Enfield Lock railway station
Enfield Lock railway station
Enfield Lock railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Tottenham Hale branch of the Lea Valley Lines, on the West Anglian Railway...
is not located in central Enfield. As of May 2011 work is underway to install automatic ticket gates at this station.
Service
The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to London Liverpool StreetLiverpool 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...
. In the peak times four or five trains serve the station and also there are extra trains on Tottenham Hotspur's match days when trains start here to travel to White Hart Lane station
History
The station was opened in 1848 by the Eastern Counties Railways as "Enfield"A house which stood on the site since the late 17th century is said to have been the birthplace of Isaac Disraeli (father of Benjamin Disraeli) and later to have become a school, where John Keats
John Keats
John Keats was an English Romantic poet. Along with Lord Byron and Percy Bysshe Shelley, he was one of the key figures in the second generation of the Romantic movement, despite the fact that his work had been in publication for only four years before his death.Although his poems were not...
was educated. It became the station house before being demolished in 1872. The fine seventeenth-century brickwork facade, once attributed to Sir Christopher Wren was dismantled, and reconstructed in the South Kensington Museum. Its place was taken by brick station building with an attached station-master's house and a walled forecourt. This in turn was replaced in 1957 by the present building by the British Railways architect HH Powell.