Ponders End railway station

Ponders End railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line, serving the district of Ponders End in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is 9 miles 71 chains (15.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Meridian Water and Brimsdown. Its three-letter station code is PON and it is in Travelcard zone 5.

Ponders End
The station in 2007
Ponders End
Location of Ponders End in Greater London
LocationPonders End
Local authorityLondon Borough of Enfield
Managed byGreater Anglia
Station codePON
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 0.560 million[2]
2016–17 0.563 million[2]
2017–18 0.564 million[2]
2018–19 0.599 million[2]
2019–20 0.665 million[2]
Key dates
1840Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.6421°N 0.03518°W / 51.6421; -0.03518
 London transport portal

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.

It is near to Lee Valley Leisure Complex.

History

The railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne, and Ponders End station, was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840.[3]

The lines through Ponders End were electrified on 5 May 1969.[4] Prior to the completion of electrification in 1969, passenger services between Cheshunt and London Liverpool Street through Ponders End station were normally operated by Class 125 diesel multiple units (which had been purpose-built for the line in 1958).

Service

There is a half-hourly service to London Liverpool Street via Hackney Downs southbound and to Hertford East northbound. On Sundays the service is also half-hourly in each direction, albeit direct to Stratford southbound and northbound towards Hertford East.

Connections

London Buses route 191 serves the station.

References
  1. "Train Station Information and Network Map". National Express East Anglia. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
  2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
  4. 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
Tottenham Hale or Meridian Water   Greater Anglia
Hertford East Line		   Brimsdown
  Future Development  
Preceding station   Crossrail   Following station
Crossrail
Line 2
towards Broxbourne
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