Theobalds Grove railway station

Infobox UK station
name = Theobalds Grove
code = TEO


manager = National Express East Anglia
locale = Waltham Cross
borough = Broxbourne
usage0405 = 0.302
usage0506 = 0.268
usage0607 = 0.234
platforms = 2
owner = Network Rail
years = 1 October 1891
1 October 1909
1 March 1915
1 July 1919
21 November 1960
events = Opened
Closed
Re-opened
Closed
Re-opened

Theobalds Grove railway station serves Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, England. It is on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley Lines, and train services are provided by National Express East Anglia.

History

The railway line from Bury Street Junction, north of the current Edmonton Green station, to Cheshunt was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on October 1 1891. It was known as the Churchbury Loop.

The district served by the line was still predominantly rural, and the coming of the tram to Waltham Cross in 1904 saw the railway unable to compete. Passenger services ceased on October 1 1909, but were reinstated for the benefit of munitions workers between March 1 1915 and July 1 1919.

After that the line was only served by freight trains until the line was electrified as part of a wider scheme, and Theobalds Grove station reopened to passengers on November 21 1960. [White, H.P., "A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London", David & Charles, 1987] The line is now known as the Southbury Loop.

The goods depot at the station closed in 1967. [Brown, Joe, "London Railway Atlas", page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006]

ervice

The typical off-peak service from the station is two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street via Seven Sisters, and two trains per hour to Cheshunt from where onward connections can be made.

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