Enfield Lock railway station

Enfield Lock
View southward, towards Tottenham Hale and London
Enfield Lock Location of Enfield Lock in Greater London
Location	Enfield Lock
Local authority	London Borough of Enfield
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Station code	ENL
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes [1]
Fare zone	6
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	0.780 million[2]
2011–12	0.855 million[2]
2012–13	1.044 million[2]
2013–14	1.032 million[2]
2014–15	1.188 million[2]
Key dates
1855	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°40′15″N 0°01′42″W / 51.6709°N 0.0284°WCoordinates: 51°40′15″N 0°01′42″W / 51.6709°N 0.0284°W
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Enfield Lock railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 6, on the Tottenham Hale branch of the Lea Valley Lines, on the West Anglian Railway. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia.

Enfield Lock was the main station for the Royal Small Arms Factory until its closure in the late 1980s, and now serves the large housing development on the site known as Enfield Island Village, as well as the nearby Innova Science and Business park.

History

The railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840. The station itself was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1855 as Ordnance Factory, later renamed in 1886^[3] to Enfield Lock.^[4]

The lines through Enfield Lock were electrified on 5 May 1969.^[5]

Connections

London Buses routes 121 and 491 serve the station.

See also

• Enfield Town railway station
• Enfield Chase railway station

References

1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail Enquiries. National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (pdf) on 6 March 2009.
2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
3. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
4. Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
5. White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987

External links

• Train times and station information for Enfield Lock railway station from National Rail