- Gordon Hill railway station
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Gordon Hill
Location of Gordon Hill in Greater LondonLocation Lavender Hill, Enfield Local authority London Borough of Enfield Managed by First Capital Connect Station code GDH Number of platforms 3 Fare zone 5 National Rail annual entry and exit 2004-05 0.618 million[1] 2005-06 0.651 million[1] 2006-07 0.923 million[1] 2007-08 1.104 million[1] 2008-09 0.991 million[1] List of stations Underground · National Rail External links Departures • Layout Facilities • Buses Coordinates: 51°39′48″N 0°05′39″W / 51.6632°N 0.0943°W
Gordon Hill railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, in Travelcard Zone 5. It was opened in April 1910. The station and the trains serving it are currently operated by First Capital Connect, on the Hertford Loop Line.
Three platforms are currently in use: Hertford-bound trains stop at platform 3 and London-bound trains stop at platform 2; platform 1 is a terminus platform used by certain trains to and from London, mainly during peak hours.
In Autumn 2008, a new SHERE self-service ticket machine, accepting both cash and debit/credit cards was installed.
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Transport links
London bus routes W8.
Services
The service from the station runs to Moorgate on weekdays until about 9.30pm, and into London King's Cross after 9.30pm Mondays to Fridays and all day on Saturdays and Sundays. Normally the service uses class 313 EMUs, as these are the only units cleared to Moorgate, although sometimes class 317 EMUs are used instead on services to Kings Cross.
The typical weekday off-peak service is 3 trains per hour to Moorgate, and 3 trains per hour to Hertford North, with one per hour extended to Letchworth Garden City via Stevenage. At weekends, 2 trains per hour operate between Kings Cross and Hertford North, with 1 train per hour extended to Stevenage.
Preceding station National Rail Following station Enfield Chase First Capital Connect
Hertford Loop LineCrews Hill Oyster
- Oyster Pay As You Go arrived at this station on 2 January 2010, this allowed customers to make use of the Oyster machines at the station[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Oyster Card and National Rail, National Rail Enquiries Website
- Hornby, Frank (1995) London Commuter Lines. Volume 1: Main lines north of the Thames. Kettering: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.
External links
- Train times and station information for Gordon Hill railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Enfield
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