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Bush Hill Park railway station

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Bush Hill Park is a London Overground station on the Enfield Town branch of the Lea Valley lines, serving the neighbourhood of Bush Hill Park in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is 9 miles 69 chains (15.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Edmonton Green and Enfield Town, the terminus.

Bush Hill Park London Overground
Bush Hill Park Station
Bush Hill Park is located in Greater London
Bush Hill Park
Bush Hill Park
Location of Bush Hill Park in Greater London
LocationBush Hill Park
Local authorityLondon Borough of Enfield
Managed byLondon Overground
Station codeBHK
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes
Fare zone5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 1.104 million[1]
2019–20Increase 1.108 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.283 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.692 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.894 million[1]
Other information
External links
WGS8451°38′30″N 0°04′09″W / 51.6418°N 0.0691°W / 51.6418; -0.0691
 London transport portal

Its three-letter station code is BHK and it is in Travelcard zone 5. In 2015 the line and Bush Hill Park transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia operation to become part of the London Overground network, and it was added to the Tube map.[2][3]

History edit

 
Bush Hill Park, looking south towards central London, in 1961

The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1880[4] following housing development plans arranged by the North London Estates Company.[5] Development in the area expanded after the railway station was opened.[6]

Services edit

The typical off-peak service (including Sundays) is two trains per hour to Enfield Town and two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street.[7]

During morning and evening peak times, service frequency is increased, typically to four trains per hour in each direction. On Tottenham Hotspur football match-days, additional trains run, but not all of them continue to Liverpool Street, with some starting/terminating at White Hart Lane or Seven Sisters.

Connections edit

London Buses routes 192, 217, 231, 377 and school route 617 serve the station.[8][9]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
  3. ^ TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014
  4. ^ "Bush Hill Park a history". London Borough of Enfield. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2013.
  5. ^ Kilburn, Michael. North London Photographic Memories. Francis Frith. ISBN 1-85937-403-4.
  6. ^ "'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 6 June 2008.
  7. ^ Table 21 National Rail timetable, May 2017
  8. ^ "Bush Hill Park Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Trinity Ave / Bush Hill Park Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

External links edit

Preceding station     London Overground Following station
Edmonton Green
towards Liverpool Street
 Enfield & Cheshunt line
Enfield branch
 Enfield Town
Terminus
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