Camden Road railway station

Camden Road
	Camden Road ; Location of Camden Road in Greater London
Location	Camden Town
Local authority	London Borough of Camden
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	CMD
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
Interchange	Camden Town
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.578 million
2005–06	0.689 million
2006–07	2.006 million
25 September 1950	Renamed (Camden Road)
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
External links	Departures • Layout
	Facilities • Buses
	London Transport portal
	UK Railways portal

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Not to be confused with Camden Town tube station or Camden Road (Midland) railway station

Coordinates: 51°32′30″N 0°08′20″W / 51.5418°N 0.1388°W / 51.5418; -0.1388

Camden Road railway station is in the London Borough of Camden in North London. The station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is on the North London Line and in Travelcard Zone 2.

The station, at the corner of Royal College Street and Camden Road, was opened as "Camden Town" by the North London Railway on 8 December 1870. It was renamed "Camden Road" on 25 September 1950 to avoid confusion with the London Underground Northern line Camden Town which is 450 metres to the southwest,^[3] however the accompanying 2008 photograph shows the original name still displayed on the parapet. It is one of the few railway stations in England in which there is a police station. The former Camden Road station (1868–1916) of the Midland Railway was about 500 metres east of this station.

[edit] Services

To allow four-car trains to run on the London Overground network, the North London Line between Gospel Oak and Stratford closed in February 2010, and reopened on 1 June 2010, in order to install a new signalling system and to extend 30 platforms. After the reopening the work continued until May 2011 with a reduced service and none on Sundays.^[4]

The typical weekday service in trains per hour is:

4 westbound to Richmond via Willesden Junction.
2 westbound to Clapham Junction also via Willesden Junction.
6 eastbound to Stratford via Highbury & Islington.^[5]

There is now no normal passenger service on the line from Camden Road to Willesden Junction Low Level via Queens Park.

[edit] Transport links

London bus routes 29, 46, 253, 274, 390, 393 and night routes N29 and N253.

[edit] References

^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. May 2010. http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/35338/response/87510/attach/2/OSIs%20with%20times%20May%2010.xls. Retrieved 3 June 2010.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ http://maps.google.com/maps?q=51.5418,-0.1388+to+51.5394,-0.1427&saddr=51.5418,-0.1388&daddr=51.5394,-0.1427&hl=en&ll=51.540336,-0.140752&spn=0.002856,0.005922&sll=51.540417,-0.141985&sspn=0.002856,0.005922&geocode=FSh3EgMd0OH9_w%3BFchtEgMdlNL9_w&vpsrc=0&dirflg=w&doflg=ptk&t=m&z=17 Walking directions to Camden Town tube station from Camden Road railway station
^ "London Overground to close from Gospel Oak to Stratford as part of £326m upgrade to deliver longer, more frequent trains". TfL. 15 February 2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/14278.aspx. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
^ North London Line timetable from 22nd May 2011.

Preceding station		London Overground	Following station
Kentish Town West towards Richmond		North London Line	Caledonian Road & Barnsbury towards Stratford
		Out of system interchange
Preceding station		London Underground	Following station
Kentish Town towards Mill Hill East or High Barnet		Northern line Transfer at: Camden Town	Euston towards Morden (via Bank)
Chalk Farm towards Edgware		Northern line Transfer at: Camden Town	Mornington Crescent towards Kennington or Morden (via Charing Cross)
		Former Service
West Hampstead towards Basingstoke		Anglia Railways London Crosslink	Highbury & Islington towards Norwich
	Disused railways
Kentish Town West		North London-Watford Link (LNWR suburban system)	Maiden Lane
Primrose Hill		North London-Watford Link (LNWR suburban system)	Caledonian Road & Barnsbury