Enfield Lock railway station

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Enfield Lock National Rail
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View southward, towards Tottenham Hale and London
Enfield Lock is located in Greater London
Enfield Lock
Enfield Lock
Location of Enfield Lock in Greater London
Location Enfield Lock
Local authority London Borough of Enfield
Managed by Abellio Greater Anglia
Station code ENL
DfT category E
Number of platforms 2
Accessible Yes [1]
Fare zone 6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05  0.596 million[2]
2005–06 Decrease 0.570 million[2]
2006–07 Increase 0.806 million[2]
2007–08 Increase 0.950 million[2]
2008–09 Decrease 0.840 million[2]
2009–10 Decrease 0.754 million[2]
2010–11 Increase 0.780 million[2]
2011–12 Increase 0.855 million[2]
2012–13 Increase 1.044 million[2]
2013–14 Decrease 1.032 million[2]
2014–15 Increase 1.188 million[2]
Key dates
1855 Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
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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. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.

Enfield Lock was the main station for the Royal Small Arms Factory until its closure in the late 1980s, and now serves the large housing development on the site known as Enfield Island Village, as well as the nearby Innova Science and Business park.

History

The railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840. The station itself was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1855 as Ordnance Factory, later renamed to Enfield Lock.[3]

The lines through Enfield Lock were electrified on 5 May 1969.[4]

Connections

London Buses routes 121 and 491 serve the station.

See also

References

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  3. Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
  4. White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987

External links

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Northumberland Park or
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