Silver Street railway station
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| Location | Edmonton |
|---|---|
| Local authority | Enfield |
| Managed by | National Express East Anglia |
| Station code | SLV |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| NR 2004/5 usage | 0.256 million[1] |
| NR 2005/6 usage | 0.213 million[1] |
| NR 2006/7 usage | 0.471 million[1] |
| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
| External links | Departures • Facilities |
- See also Silver Street (disambiguation)
Silver Street is a railway station located in Sterling Way, Edmonton in North London, close to Fore Street.
The next station away from London is Edmonton Green and the next towards London is White Hart Lane. Trains terminate at Liverpool Street station in the City of London.
Several changes were made to Silver Street Station in the early 1980s. The two wooden covered staircases leading up to the platforms were replaced by two open air concrete staircases. The north-bound platform roof was removed and replaced by a simple brick shelter. A fire on the London-bound platforms in the 1990s damaged much of the original roof. A new modern structure was put in its place alongside the remaining undamged portion.
The Fore street tunnel section of the A406 North Circular Road was built beneath the station during the 1990s without any disruption to service. At this time a new ticket office was constructed on the east side of the station.
Siver Street Station is located on a long straight section of elevated track. Looking north, the platforms of Edmonton Green Station can be clearly made out whilst, looking south, trains leaving White Hart Lane are seen almost immediately as they leave the station.
[edit] Etymology
The station takes its name from the street so called which is recorded thus c.1630 and which possibly alludes to silversmiths living here at that date or in earlier times.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b c Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Silver Street railway station from Office of Rail Regulation statistics
- ^ Mills A. D. Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names (2001) p209 ISBN 0198609574 Retrieved 31 October 2008
[edit] External links
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Silver Street railway station |
- Train times and station information for Silver Street railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| White Hart Lane | National Express East Anglia Lea Valley Lines |
Edmonton Green | ||
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| Seven Sisters Branch
Edmonton Green |
Coordinates: 51°36′54″N 0°04′23″W / 51.615°N 0.073°W
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