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Palace Gates (Wood Green) railway station
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Palace Gates railway station was a railway station on the Palace Gates Line
in Wood Green
, north London
. It was located on the corner of Bridge Road and Dorset Road.
The station was opened on 7 October 1878 by the Great Eastern Railway
(GER) as terminus of the line which bore its name. The previous, temporary terminus had been at the previous station, Noel Park and Wood Green
, since the line had opened on 1 January 1878.
The station was opened to provide a means by which the GER could transport passengers to the nearby Alexandra Palace
. It was thus in competition with the nearby Wood Green (Alexandra Park) station - now Alexandra Palace station
- on the Great Northern Railway
. A connection to Bowes Park
on the GNR Hertford Loop Line which runs just north of the site of the terminus station was made in 1929 but it was only used for occasional freight trains.
Competing as it did with other nearby railway lines and the Underground's
Piccadilly Line
, the Palace Gates line was by the 1960s unprofitable and the line and the station were closed for passenger services on 7 January 1963 and for freight on 5 October 1964. Following closure, the station was demolished and housing built on most of the site . A short section of the station site at its north end is occupied by Network Rail sidings alongside which are traces of the platform ends.
Palace Gates Line
The Palace Gates Line was a short railway branch line in north London running from the main line at Seven Sisters station in Tottenham to Palace Gates station in Wood Green....
in Wood Green
Wood Green
Wood Green is a district in north London, England, located in the London Borough of Haringey. It is situated north of Charing Cross. The area is identified in the London Plan as one of the metropolitan centres in Greater London.-History:...
, 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 was located on the corner of Bridge Road and Dorset Road.
The station was opened on 7 October 1878 by the Great Eastern Railway
Great 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...
(GER) as terminus of the line which bore its name. The previous, temporary terminus had been at the previous station, Noel Park and Wood Green
Noel Park and Wood Green railway station
Noel Park and Wood Green is a closed railway station on the Palace Gates Line in Wood Green, north London. It was located on the north-east side of The Broadway adjacent to Pelham Road...
, since the line had opened on 1 January 1878.
The station was opened to provide a means by which the GER could transport passengers to the nearby Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace is a building in North London, England. It stands in Alexandra Park, in an area between Hornsey, Muswell Hill and Wood Green...
. It was thus in competition with the nearby Wood Green (Alexandra Park) station - now Alexandra Palace station
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...
- on the Great Northern Railway
Great 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....
. A connection to Bowes Park
Bowes Park railway station
Bowes Park railway station is in the London Borough of Haringey in north London, and is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 3 and Travelcard Zone 4. The station and all trains serving it are operated by First Capital Connect, on the Hertford Loop Line...
on the GNR Hertford Loop Line which runs just north of the site of the terminus station was made in 1929 but it was only used for occasional freight trains.
Competing as it did with other nearby railway lines and the 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...
, the Palace Gates line was by the 1960s unprofitable and the line and the station were closed for passenger services on 7 January 1963 and for freight on 5 October 1964. Following closure, the station was demolished and housing built on most of the site . A short section of the station site at its north end is occupied by Network Rail sidings alongside which are traces of the platform ends.
External links
- http://www.subbrit.org.uk - Disused stations ; Palace Gates (Wood Green) Station
- London's Abandoned Stations - Palace Gates