Broxbourne railway station

Broxbourne
Broxbourne Location of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire
Location	Broxbourne
Local authority	Borough of Broxbourne
Grid reference	TL374072
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Station code	BXB
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	B
National Rail annual entry and exit
2006–07	1.394 million[1]
2007–08	1.496 million[1]
2008–09	1.456 million[1]
2009–10	1.340 million[1]
2010–11	1.340 million[1]
2011–12	1.431 million[1]
— interchange	0.266 million[1]
2012–13	1.606 million[1]
— interchange	0.301 million[1]
2013–14	1.630 million[1]
— interchange	0.312 million[1]
2014–15	1.708 million[1]
— interchange	0.301 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	Northern and Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
15 September 1840	Opened as Broxbourne and Hoddesdon
?	Renamed Broxbourne
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°44′49″N 0°00′40″W / 51.747°N 0.011°W

View NE, towards Bishops Stortford in 1995

View S towards London in 1995

View northward, towards Cambridge in 1960

Broxbourne railway station, opened in 1840,^[2] serves the towns of Broxbourne and Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, England. It is on the West Anglia Main Line, and train services are provided by Abellio Greater Anglia, which also manages the station.

History

Broxbourne Station was officially opened by the Northern and Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840. It was on their proposed line to Cambridge, but the next section of the line to Latton Mill (Harlow) was not opened until August 1841. Therefore, for a short period of time Broxbourne served as the terminus for the line which ran up the Lea Valley from Stratford Junction where it joined the Eastern Counties Railway. The station was moved from its original site in Station Road to the present site in 1959.

The station was Grade II listed in March 2009;^[3] "one of a very small number of post-war railway stations of clear architectural distinction".^[4]

Ticket barriers were installed in 2011.

The centre platforms (platforms 2 and 3) were extended to accommodate 12-coach trains in December 2011, though initially no 12-coach trains were scheduled to call.

Of the four platforms, platform 1 is used by terminating or starting services to and from Liverpool Street, Stratford and Hertford East, platform 2 is used by services to Liverpool Street and Stratford, platform 3 is used by services to Hertford East, Cambridge and Bishops Stortford and platform 4 is used by services to Hertford East.

Service

British Rail Class 379 on a Sunday service to Stratford

The typical Monday-Saturday off-peak service is:

• 4 tph (trains per hour) to London Liverpool Street, of which:
  • 2 call at Cheshunt and Tottenham Hale, taking 28 minutes.
  • 2 call at Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Enfield Lock, Brimsdown, Ponders End, Tottenham Hale and Hackney Downs, taking 36 minutes.
• 2 tph to Stratford, of which
  • 1 calls at Cheshunt, Enfield Lock, Northumberland Park and Tottenham Hale, taking 29 minutes.
  • 1 calls at Cheshunt, Waltham Cross and Tottenham Hale.
• 2 tph to Hertford East, calling at Rye House, St Margarets and Ware, taking 17 minutes.
• 2 tph to Bishops Stortford, of which:
  • 1 calls at Roydon, Harlow Town, Harlow Mill and Sawbridgeworth
  • 1 calls at Harlow Town and Sawbridgeworth
• 2 tph to Cambridge, of which:
  • 1 calls at Harlow Town, Bishop's Stortford, Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway.
  • 1 calls at Roydon, Harlow Town, Harlow Mill, Sawbridgeworth, Bishop's Stortford, Stansted Mountfitchet, Elsenham, Newport, Audley End, Great Chesterford and Whittlesford Parkway, taking 59 minutes.

On Sundays the off-peak service is:

• 3 tph to London Liverpool Street, of which:
  • 1 calls at Cheshunt and Tottenham Hale, taking 30 minutes.
  • 1 calls at Cheshunt, Tottenham Hale and Hackney Downs.
  • 1 call at Cheshunt, Waltham Cross, Enfield Lock, Brimsdown, Ponders End and Tottenham Hale and Hackney Downs.
• 1tph to Stratford, calling at Cheshunt, Waltham Cross and Tottenham Hale.
• 2 tph to Hertford East as above, taking 18 minutes.
• 2 tph to Cambridge, of which:
  • 1 calls at Harlow Town, Sawbridgeworth, Bishop's Stortford, Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway, taking 50 minutes.
  • 1 calls at all stations.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. The Industrial History of Broxbourne
3. Broxbourne Borough Council. "Press Release: Broxbourne Railway Station is designated as a Grade II listed building". Retrieved 2009-06-07.
4. http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/en-506687-broxbourne-railway-station-hoddesdon

External links

• Train times and station information for Broxbourne railway station from National Rail