Palmers Green railway station

Palmers Green railway station, in Aldermans Hill, is in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, located within Travelcard Zone 4. It is 6 miles 50 chains (10.66 km) down the line from London King's Cross.[2] The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by Great Northern.

Palmers Green
Palmers Green
Location of Palmers Green in Greater London
LocationPalmers Green
Local authorityLondon Borough of Enfield
Managed byGreat Northern
Station codePAL
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms2
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 1.863 million[1]
2016–17 1.913 million[1]
2017–18 2.014 million[1]
2018–19 1.927 million[1]
2019–20 1.783 million[1]
Key dates
1871Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.6184°N 0.1102°W / 51.6184; -0.1102
 London transport portal

The station was originally named Palmer's Green & Southgate.

There is a regular Sunday Community Market in the station car park.[3] Platform 1 has a sheltered waiting room.

Great Northern Class 313 at Palmers Green June 2019

Services

The service runs to Moorgate via Highbury & Islington. The service uses Class 717 EMUs. The station features a Shere FASTticket self-service ticket machine, accepting cash, debit cards and credit cards.

The typical off-peak weekday service is 4 trains per hour to Moorgate, and 2 trains per hour to Hertford North and one per hour to Stevenage.[4]

At weekends, the service is a half hourly service to London Moorgate and Hertford North and an hourly service to Stevenage. Weekday late evening and weekend trains formerly ran/to/from London King's Cross prior to the December 2015 timetable change, but now run to Moorgate all week.

Connections

London Buses routes 121, W6 and 616 serve the station.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Bowes Park   Great Northern
Northern City Line
(Hertford loop line)
  Winchmore Hill

References

  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 24A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  3. http://www.palmersgreenmarket.com/Palmers_Green_Market/HOME.html%5B%5D
  4. Table 24 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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