Ponders End railway station
Ponders End  | |
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.jpg) Ponders End Station | |
  Ponders End Location of Ponders End in Greater London | |
| Location | Ponders End |
| Local authority | London Borough of Enfield |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Station code | PON |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  0.599 million[2] |
| 2019–20 | 0.665 million[2] |
| 2020–21 |  0.299 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 0.561 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.699 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1840 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51°38′32″N 0°02′07″W / 51.6421°N 0.03518°W |
 London transport portal | |
Ponders End railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line, serving the district of Ponders End in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is 9 miles 71 chains (15.9 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is located between Meridian Water and Brimsdown. Its three-letter station code is PON and it is in Travelcard zone 5.
The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.
It is near to Lee Valley Leisure Complex.
History[edit]
The railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne, and Ponders End station, was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840.[3]
The lines through Ponders End were electrified on 5 May 1969.[4] Prior to the completion of electrification in 1969, passenger services between Cheshunt and London Liverpool Street through Ponders End station were normally operated by Class 125 diesel multiple units (which had been purpose-built for the line in 1958).
Service[edit]
There is a half-hourly service to London Liverpool Street via Hackney Downs southbound and to Hertford East northbound. On Sundays the service is also half-hourly in each direction, albeit direct to Stratford southbound and northbound towards Hertford East.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Tottenham Hale | Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line |
Brimsdown | ||
| Future development | ||||
| Preceding station |  Crossrail
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Following station | ||
| Meridian Water | Crossrail 2 | Brimsdown towards Broxbourne
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Connections[edit]
London Buses route 191 serves the station.
References[edit]
- ^ "Train Station Information and Network Map". National Express East Anglia. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
- ^ White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987
External links[edit]
- Train times and station information for Ponders End railway station from National Rail