Enfield Lock railway station

Enfield Lock railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line, it is in Enfield Lock in the London Borough of Enfield, London. It is 11 miles 65 chains (19.0 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Brimsdown and Waltham Cross. Its three-letter station code is ENL and it is in Travelcard zone 6.

Enfield Lock
View southward towards London
Enfield Lock
Location of Enfield Lock in Greater London
LocationEnfield Lock
Local authorityLondon Borough of Enfield
Managed byGreater Anglia
Station codeENL
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 1.378 million[2]
2016–17 1.397 million[2]
2017–18 1.312 million[2]
2018–19 1.333 million[2]
2019–20 1.388 million[2]
Key dates
1855Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.6709°N 0.0284°W / 51.6709; -0.0284
 London transport portal

The station and all trains serving it are operated by 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 in 1886[3] to Enfield Lock.[4]

The lines through Enfield Lock were electrified on 5 May 1969.[5] Prior to the completion of electrification in 1969, passenger services between Cheshunt and London Liverpool Street through Enfield Lock station were normally operated by Class 125 diesel multiple units (which had been purpose-built for the line in 1958).

Connections

London Buses routes 121 and 491 serve the station.

See also

References
  1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  4. Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
  5. White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987
Preceding station National Rail Following station
Brimsdown   Greater Anglia
Hertford East Line		   Waltham Cross
Tottenham Hale   Greater Anglia
West Anglia Main Line		   Cheshunt
  Future Development  
Preceding station   Crossrail   Following station
Crossrail
Line 2
towards Broxbourne
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