Bush Hill Park railway station
Bush Hill Park  | |
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| Location | Bush Hill Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Enfield |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Station code | BHK |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2010–11 |  0.611 million[1] |
| 2011–12 | 0.661 million[1] |
| 2012–13 | 0.714 million[1] |
| 2013–14 | 0.786 million[1] |
| 2014–15 | 0.825 million[1] |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
 London transport portal | |
Bush Hill Park is a London Overground station on the Enfield Town branch of the Lea Valley Lines, serving the neighbourhood of Bush Hill Park in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is 9 miles 69 chains (15.9 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Edmonton Green and Enfield Town, the terminus.
Its three-letter station code is BHK and it is in Travelcard zone 5. In 2015 the line and Bush Hill Park transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia operation to become part of the London Overground network, and it was added to the Tube map.[2][3]
History
The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1880[4] following housing development plans arranged by the North London Estates Company.[5] Development in the area expanded after the railway station was opened.[6]
Services
The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to Enfield Town and two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street.
During morning and evening peak times, service frequency is increased, typically to four trains per hour in each direction. On Tottenham Hotspur football match-days, additional trains run, but not all of them continue to Liverpool Street, with some starting/terminating at White Hart Lane or Seven Sisters.
Connections
London Buses routes 192 and 377 run from just outside the station, with routes 231 and 217 stopping a short walk away on the Great Cambridge Road.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
- ^ TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014
- ^ "Bush Hill Park a history". London Borough of Enfield. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
- ^ Kilburn, Michael. North London Photographic Memories. Francis Frith. ISBN 1-85937-403-4.
- ^ "'Enfield: Growth after 1850', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 218-224". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
External links
Media related to Bush Hill Park railway station at Wikimedia Commons
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