Harringay railway station
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Harringay railway station (also known as Harringay West for part of its history) is a railway station located off Wightman Road in Harringay
, North London
. It is on the East Coast Main Line
between Finsbury Park
and Hornsey
and opened on 1 May 1885. Harringay is managed and served by First Capital Connect
.
in April 1884. The Land Company needed the station to serve housing it was building to the east of the railway line on the site of Harringay House, so it contributed £3,500 to the cost and agreed to bear the working costs of the station for an initial period. Contracts to build the station (including the footbridge) and a road bridge over the Tottenham & Hampstead
line went to S.W. Pattinson of Ruskington for £8,000 and £3,999 respectively in August the same year.
The station was constructed with an up platform as an island serving the up main and up slow, and a single-sided down platform serving the down slow only. A300 feet (91.4 m) was constructed to give access to the station. It stretched from a station approach road off Wightman Road to the west side of the cutting, where Quernmore Road would eventually be built some fifteen years later. A booking office was built on the footbridge above the platforms.
The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 May 1885 with a staff complement of a station master, two assistant clerks, two ticket collectors, and three porters. Although it had been agreed that the station would be named Harringay Park, the GNR public timetable from May 1885 shows that station was in fact named Harringay from the outset. A goods yard was built to the east of the line, but the exact date it opened for public traffic is not recorded.
In 1900 a second down slow passenger line was added and the down platform was made an island and widened along its entire length.
The 1885 Booking Office building suffered fire damage in the 1960s and had been almost entirely removed by 1969. It was replaced by a small timber shack which still serves as a ticket office today.
The station was renamed Harringay West on 18 June 1951, but reverted to Harringay on 27 May 1971.
In 1975 the platform layout was altered with the west sides of both acting as single sided platforms. A replacement waiting room/canopy block was provided on each.
Since 1976 only the central part of the footbridge, and the girders built to carry the old booking office building, remain from the 1885 station structure.
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 & 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
).
Harringay has a ticket office on the footbridge connecting it to Wightman and Quernmore roads. Its opening hours are:
In Autumn 2008, a new SHERE self-service ticket machine, accepting both cash and credit cards, was installed here and at other local FCC stations.
The station has four electronic timetables, one per platform, one inside the ticket office and one outside the ticket office(for when it is closed), this station is also fitted with a hearing loop.
There is a basic waiting room and sheltered area on each platform with some bench seating.
The station has cycle access but no wheelchair access.
A payphone is situated just outside the station on Quernmore Road and shops both here and just beyond the Wightman Road exit.
on Monday - Friday until 22:00 and to Kings Cross outside these times. Trains run northbound to Potters Bar
, Hatfield
, Welwyn Garden City
, Hertford North
, Stevenage
and Letchworth
. Services are operated by First Capital Connect.
The typical off-peak service is:
On Saturdays and Sundays (when there is no engineering work) this drops to:
is a short walk from Harringay station for transfers.
The W5 bus route serves Stapleton Hall Road (eastbound) toward Crouch End Broadway and Archway tube station
and Oakfield Road (westbound) toward Harringay Green Lanes railway station reached from the station's west exit. On the east side of the station bus routes, 29
, 141
and 341 are 5 minutes walk away on Green Lanes.
, First Hull Trains, Grand Central and other First Capital Connect services and the other three are used for freight services. Occasionally when these lines are busy the low-speed tracks are used for the faster services.
These trains use dual-voltage class 313 EMUs
because these are the only units cleared to run to Moorgate (however, some weekend services may use class 317s as these run to Kings Cross).
Harringay
Harringay is a residential area of North London, part of the London Borough of Haringey, United Kingdom. It is centred on the section of Green Lanes running between the northern boundary of Finsbury Park up to the southern boundary of Duckett's Common, not far from Turnpike Lane.-Location:The...
, 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 on the East Coast Main Line
East Coast Main Line
The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...
between Finsbury Park
Finsbury Park station
Finsbury Park Station is a busy transport interchange in North London. The interchange consists of an interconnected National Rail station, London Underground station and two bus stations. The main entrances are by the eastern bus station on Station Place...
and Hornsey
Hornsey railway station
Hornsey railway station is a suburban railway station located in Haringey, north London. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station is operated by First Capital Connect on behalf of Network Rail, and is situated next to the Hornsey train depot....
and opened on 1 May 1885. Harringay is managed and served 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...
.
History
A formal agreement to build a station at Harringay was made between the British Land Company and the Great Northern RailwayGreat Northern Railway (Great Britain)
The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....
in April 1884. The Land Company needed the station to serve housing it was building to the east of the railway line on the site of Harringay House, so it contributed £3,500 to the cost and agreed to bear the working costs of the station for an initial period. Contracts to build the station (including the footbridge) and a road bridge over the Tottenham & Hampstead
Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway
thumb|right|Map dated 1914, showing the line as "Tottenhm & Hampstead Jnt"The Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway was a railway line in north London, formed by an Act of Parliament of 28 July 1862, and was effectively part of an attempt by the Great Eastern Railway to obtain a west end terminus,...
line went to S.W. Pattinson of Ruskington for £8,000 and £3,999 respectively in August the same year.
The station was constructed with an up platform as an island serving the up main and up slow, and a single-sided down platform serving the down slow only. A300 feet (91.4 m) was constructed to give access to the station. It stretched from a station approach road off Wightman Road to the west side of the cutting, where Quernmore Road would eventually be built some fifteen years later. A booking office was built on the footbridge above the platforms.
The station opened to passenger traffic on 1 May 1885 with a staff complement of a station master, two assistant clerks, two ticket collectors, and three porters. Although it had been agreed that the station would be named Harringay Park, the GNR public timetable from May 1885 shows that station was in fact named Harringay from the outset. A goods yard was built to the east of the line, but the exact date it opened for public traffic is not recorded.
In 1900 a second down slow passenger line was added and the down platform was made an island and widened along its entire length.
The 1885 Booking Office building suffered fire damage in the 1960s and had been almost entirely removed by 1969. It was replaced by a small timber shack which still serves as a ticket office today.
The station was renamed Harringay West on 18 June 1951, but reverted to Harringay on 27 May 1971.
In 1975 the platform layout was altered with the west sides of both acting as single sided platforms. A replacement waiting room/canopy block was provided on each.
Since 1976 only the central part of the footbridge, and the girders built to carry the old booking office building, remain from the 1885 station structure.
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
Alexandra Palace railway station
Alexandra Palace railway station is in the London Borough of Haringey in north London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by First Capital Connect...
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'
Charles Yerkes
Charles Tyson Yerkes was an American financier, born in Philadelphia. He played a major part in developing mass-transit systems in Chicago and London.-Philadelphia:...
consortium which planned to merge it with the Brompton & Piccadilly Circus Railway to form the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway from Finsbury Park to Hammersmith
Hammersmith
Hammersmith is an urban centre in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham in west London, England, in the United Kingdom, approximately five miles west of Charing Cross on the north bank of the River Thames...
(now part of the London Underground's
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
Piccadilly line
Piccadilly Line
The Piccadilly line is a line of the London Underground, coloured dark blue on the Tube map. It is the fifth busiest line on the Underground network judged by the number of passengers transported per year. It is mainly a deep-level line, running from the north to the west of London via Zone 1, with...
).
Facilities
Oyster pay and go arrived at this station on the confirmed date of 2 January 2010, this has finally allow customers to make use of the oyster machines at the station.Harringay has a ticket office on the footbridge connecting it to Wightman and Quernmore roads. Its opening hours are:
- Monday - Friday: 06:05 - 14:35
- Saturday: 07:05 - 15:35
- Sundays: Closed.
In Autumn 2008, a new SHERE self-service ticket machine, accepting both cash and credit cards, was installed here and at other local FCC stations.
The station has four electronic timetables, one per platform, one inside the ticket office and one outside the ticket office(for when it is closed), this station is also fitted with a hearing loop.
There is a basic waiting room and sheltered area on each platform with some bench seating.
The station has cycle access but no wheelchair access.
A payphone is situated just outside the station on Quernmore Road and shops both here and just beyond the Wightman Road exit.
Services
Trains run southbound from the station 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 Monday - Friday until 22:00 and to Kings Cross outside these times. Trains run northbound to Potters Bar
Potters Bar
Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located north of Central London. In 2001 it had a population of 21,618....
, Hatfield
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. It has a population of 29,616, and is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town...
, Welwyn Garden City
Welwyn Garden City
-Economy:Ever since its inception as garden city, Welwyn Garden City has attracted a strong commercial base with several designated employment areas. Among the companies trading in the town are:*Air Link Systems*Baxter*British Lead Mills*Carl Zeiss...
, Hertford North
Hertford North railway station
Hertford North railway station is one of two stations serving the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire, England with the other being Hertford East railway station....
, 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....
and Letchworth
Letchworth
Letchworth Garden City, commonly known as Letchworth, is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England. The town's name is taken from one of the three villages it surrounded - all of which featured in the Domesday Book. The land used was first purchased by Quakers who had intended to farm the...
. Services are operated by First Capital Connect.
The typical off-peak service is:
- 6tph (trains per hour) to Moorgate
- 3tph to Welwyn Garden City, via Potters Bar
- 3tph to Hertford North railway station, with 1tph extended to Letchworth Garden City railway stationLetchworth Garden City railway stationLetchworth Garden City station serves the town of Letchworth in Hertfordshire, England. The station is on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line north of London Kings Cross, and is a stop for services between Kings Cross and Cambridge...
via Stevenage railway stationStevenage railway stationStevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 27¼ miles north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by First Capital Connect...
On Saturdays and Sundays (when there is no engineering work) this drops to:
- 4tph to Kings Cross Station
- 2tph to Welwyn Garden City Station, via Potters Bar railway stationPotters Bar railway stationPotters Bar railway station serves the town of Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England. It is located on the Great Northern Line between London Kings Cross and on the East Coast Main Line....
- 2tph to Hertford North railway station, with 1tph extended to Stevenage railway station.
Local connections
Harringay Green Lanes stationHarringay Green Lanes railway station
Harringay Green Lanes railway station is a railway station in Harringay, North London. It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line between and .-Service:...
is a short walk from Harringay station for transfers.
The W5 bus route serves Stapleton Hall Road (eastbound) toward Crouch End Broadway and Archway tube station
Archway tube station
Archway tube station is a London Underground station in north London, underneath the Archway Tower, at the intersection of Holloway Road, Highgate Hill and Junction Road in the area known as Archway....
and Oakfield Road (westbound) toward Harringay Green Lanes railway station reached from the station's west exit. On the east side of the station bus routes, 29
London Buses route 29
London Buses route 29 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, United Kingdom. The service is currently contracted to Arriva London.-History:...
, 141
London Buses route 141
London Buses route 141 is a Transport for London contracted bus route in London, England. The service is contracted to Arriva London.-History:...
and 341 are 5 minutes walk away on Green Lanes.
Infrastructure
Trains calling at this station use the low-speed rail tracks in front of the platforms; there are five more tracks passing through and around the vicinity of the station. Two of these are used for high-speed East CoastEast Coast (train operating company)
East Coast is a British train operating company running high-speed passenger services on the East Coast Main Line between London, Yorkshire, the North East and Scotland...
, First Hull Trains, Grand Central and other First Capital Connect services and the other three are used for freight services. Occasionally when these lines are busy the low-speed tracks are used for the faster services.
These trains use dual-voltage class 313 EMUs
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...
because these are the only units cleared to run to Moorgate (however, some weekend services may use class 317s as these run to Kings Cross).
Local station projects
Outside the Quernmore Road exit there is a mural depicting the lifestyle of people living in the area; it was painted by locals and residents of nearby estate Chettle Court.Route
Gallery
External links
- Local Bus Map
- National Rail
- Google maps view of western entrance to station bridge from Quernmore Road
- Harringay Online's Harringay Timeline
- Pictures of the station and its environs on the Harringay Flickr group