Silver Street railway station

Silver Street is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines located in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is 7 miles 75 chains (12.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between White Hart Lane and Edmonton Green.

Silver Street
The station in January 2008, with WAGN signage
Silver Street
Location of Silver Street in Greater London
LocationEdmonton
Local authorityLondon Borough of Enfield
Managed byLondon Overground
Station codeSLV
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 1.390 million[1]
2016–17 1.581 million[1]
2017–18 1.688 million[1]
2018–19 1.773 million[1]
2019–20 1.731 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 July 1872 (1872-07-22)Station opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.615°N 0.067°W / 51.615; -0.067
 London transport portal

Its three-letter station code is SLV and it is in Travelcard zone 4.

Description

Silver Street station is located on a long straight section of elevated track, on the route from Liverpool Street to Cheshunt and Enfield Town. Looking north, the platforms at Edmonton Green can be seen (there is just 50 chains (1.0 km) between the two stops) whilst looking south, trains leaving White Hart Lane are seen almost immediately as they leave that station (it being only 64 chains (1.3 km) from Silver Street).

The station takes its name from the street so-called which is recorded thus c. 1630 and which possibly alludes to silversmiths living in the area at that time or before.[2] The street used to include the part of Sterling Way which now runs past the station.

History

Silver Street was originally a stop on the Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway and opened on 22 July 1872.[3]

Several changes were made to Silver Street station in the early 1980s. Two wooden covered staircases leading up to the platforms were replaced by open-air concrete staircases. The northbound platform roof was removed and replaced with 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 undamaged portion.

The Fore Street tunnel section of the North Circular Road was built beneath the station during the 1990s without any disruption to service. At this time, a new ticket hall was constructed on the eastern side of the station.

In 2015 the station and all services that call transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia operation to become part of the London Overground network. Silver Street was added to the Tube map at the same time.[4][5]

Services

Trains are operated by London Overground. The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour (tph) to London Liverpool Street, 2 tph to Cheshunt, and 2 tph to Enfield Town.[6]

Connections

London Buses routes 34, 102, 144, 444 and 491 serve the station.[7]

References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Mills A. D. Oxford Dictionary of London Place Names (2001) p209 ISBN 0-19-860957-4 Retrieved 31 October 2008
  3. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  4. TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
  5. TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014
  6. GB National Rail Timetable 2016, Table 21
  7. "Angel Corner / Silver Street Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 12 October 2020.
Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
Enfield & Cheshunt Line
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