Harringay railway station

Infobox London station
name = Harringay


manager = First Capital Connect
zone = 3
locale = Harringay
borough = Haringey
start= 1 May 1885
platforms= 2
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railexits0506=0.318
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railcode=HGY

Harringay railway station is a railway station in Harringay, North London. It is on the East Coast Main Line between Finsbury Park and Hornsey. It opened on 1 May 1885 [http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk.transport.london/browse_frm/thread/c3693f4b1bfc67a8/7a3cb047e69ae85d#7a3cb047e69ae85d] ] .

Trains run from the station southbound to Moorgate until 22:00 Monday-Friday and to Kings Cross outside these times, and northbound to Potters Bar, Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Hertford North, Stevenage and Letchworth, the "inner" suburban services. These services are operated by First Capital Connect, and use dual-voltage class 313 EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to run to Moorgate (however, some weekend services may use class 317s as these run to Kings Cross).

The station was opened as "Harringay West", and it retained this name until the mid 1980's (date required).

It was a very busy station between about 1948 and 1983 with school traffic as boys attending the nearby Stationers' Company's School (see Worshipful Company of Stationers and Newspaper Makers. There was a reciprocal agreement with the borough of Potters Bar for Hornsey Council and later, Haringey Council to provide Grammar school education at the school - free or subsidised transport was provided for pupils travelling by train between Potters Bar and Harringay West.

The footpath to the west of the station overlooking the station and the marshalling yards was very popular with Train spotters. This footpath was known locally as the Hog's Back. It was closed and built over when Chettle Court was built in the late 1970s.

The station has no direct interchange to a tube station, however Manor House tube station is a moderate walk away. If same-station interchange is required, Finsbury Park, one stop southbound, has interchange to the Piccadilly Line and the Victoria Line.

Transfer on a single ticket is allowed from Harringay to Harringay Green Lanes, and some tickets have this as an explicit routing (eg Finsbury Park to Southend Central can be routed this way, changing at Harringay/Green Lanes and at Barking).

Geography

This station's location is between Quernmore Road and Wightman road with a footpath above the station connecting the two roads its postcode is N4 1RE.

Platform and Railway Information

Platform 1 is for trains heading southbound toward London King's Cross railway station/Moorgate station, any fast trains that don't stop at Harringay pass through the two railways directly in front of this platform discluding the one right next to the platform, alternatively trains may also pass by the solitary railway in front of platform two (again discluding the one right next to the platform) for trains going northbound toward one of the following: Hertford North Railway Station, Welwyn Garden City Railway Station, Stevanage Railway Station or Letchworth Garden City Railway Station. If none of these railways can be used then there are two more behind platform 1 which are also occasionally used by freight trains as well.

Station Facilities

There is a ticket machine on platform 1 which is out of date but still sells valid tickets/travelcards.There are benches on the platforms as well as 2 waiting rooms one on each platform.There is a payphone just outside the station on Quernmore Road as well as a few local shops.The station has cycle access but no wheelchair access it also has three electronic timetables. (one per platform and one at the ticket office)This station is also fitted with a hearing loop.

Transport

There is a bus service outside the Quernmore road side of the station which is less than 50 metres from the station's exit. The W5 route connects this station with other places such as Harringay Green Lanes Southbound and Crouch End and Archway Northbound.

Types of Trains Running Through It

The companies of trains running through the station are:

Stopping: First Capital Connect

Not Stopping: National Express(East Coast), Freight trains, Hull Trains, First ScotRail, Orient Express, Grand Central and some other First Capital Connect Services

Services

The typical off-peak service is:
* 6tph (trains per hour) to Moorgate
* 3tph to Welwyn Garden City, via Potters Bar
* 3tph to Hertford North, with 1tph extended to Letchworth Garden City via Stevenage

On Saturdays and Sundays (when there is no engineering work) this drops to:

4tph to Kings Cross Station 2tph to Welwyn Garden City Station, via Potters Bar railway station2tph to Hertford North railway station, with 1tph extended to Stevenage railway station

Staffing Hours

Harringay has an office on the footbridge leading over it, here you can buy tickets/fares, find London connections maps and First Capital Connect timetables and other information. Harringay staffing hours are:

Monday - Friday: 06:20 - 14:15

Saturday: 07:20 - 15:15

Sunday: CLOSED

References

[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk] www.nationalrail.co.uk

External links

* [http://www.harringayonline.com Harringayonline - website for local residents]