Bush Hill Park railway station

Bush Hill Park
Bush Hill Park Location of Bush Hill Park in Greater London
Location	Bush Hill Park
Local authority	London Borough of Enfield
Managed by	London Overground
Station code	BHK
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	0.648 million[1]
2009–10	0.581 million[1]
2010–11	0.611 million[1]
2011–12	0.661 million[1]
2012–13	0.714 million[1]
2013–14	0.786 million[1]
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°38′30″N 0°04′09″W / 51.6418°N 0.0691°W

Bush Hill Park railway station is located at Bush Hill Park in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. The station is within Travelcard Zone 5, on the Enfield Town branch of the Lea Valley Lines. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by London Overground.

Service

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to Enfield Town, and two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street. During morning and evening peak times, the service is increased to four trains per hour to Enfield Town, and four trains per hour to London Liverpool Street. There are extra trains added during peak times and Tottenham Hotspur FC matchdays.

History

The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1880 ^[2] because of planned housing developments by the North London Estates Company.^[3] Development in the area expanded after the station was opened.^[4]

View southwards, towards Seven Sisters in 1961

On 31 May 2015 the station transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia to London Overground Rail Operations.^[5][6]

Connections

London Buses routes 192 and 377 serve from just outside the station with the 231, 217 and 317 a short walk away on the Great Cambridge Road (A10).

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. "Bush Hill Park a history". London Borough of Enfield. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
3. Kilburn, Michael. North London Photographic Memories. Francis Frith. ISBN 1-85937-403-4.
4. "'Enfield: Growth after 1850', A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5: Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham (1976), pp. 218-224". British History Online. University of London & History of Parliament Trust. Retrieved 2008-06-06.
5. TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
6. TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014