Theobalds Grove railway station

Theobalds Grove
Theobalds Grove Location of Theobalds Grove in Hertfordshire
Location	Waltham Cross
Local authority	Borough of Broxbourne
Grid reference	TL358010
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	TEO
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	7
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	0.214 million[1]
2009–10	0.199 million[1]
2010–11	0.214 million[1]
2011–12	0.217 million[1]
2012–13	0.235 million[1]
2013–14	0.306 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1 October 1891	Opened
1 October 1909	Closed
1 March 1915	Re-opened
1 July 1919	Closed
21 November 1960	Re-opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°41′31″N 0°02′06″W / 51.692°N 0.035°W

Theobalds Grove railway station serves Waltham Cross in Hertfordshire, England. It is part of the Lea Valley Lines network, and train services are provided by London Overground. The station is named after the nearby Theobalds Park.

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 1 October 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 1 October 1909, but were reinstated for the benefit of munitions workers between 1 March 1915 and 1 July 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 21 November 1960.^[2] The line is now known as the Southbury Loop.

The goods depot at the station closed in 1967. Its site is now the station car park .^[3]

The station was much changed in the early 1980s along with several other stations on the line. The roofs on both platforms were removed and modern shorter replacements were installed (similar structures were built at Seven Sisters Station at the same time). Steel stairs replaced the wooden stairs leading up to the north-bound platforms though the wooden cover was retained. The London-bound staircase was left unaltered. The ticket office was also partially reconstructed.

From 2 January 2013, Oyster cards have been accepted at the station. The station is in Travelcard zone 7.

On 31 May 2015 the station and all services that call here transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia to London Overground Rail Operations.^[4][5]

Service

The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street via Seven Sisters, and two trains per hour to Cheshunt.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987
3. Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
4. TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
5. TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014

External links

• Train times and station information for Theobalds Grove railway station from National Rail