Location Hornsey Station code HRN Fare zone 3 Address London, United Kingdom | Managed by Great Northern DfT category D 2011–12 1.130 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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Similar Harringay railway station, Alexandra Palace railway st, Hadley Wood railway st, Welham Green railway st, Bayford railway station | ||
Trains at hornsey railway station 2 8 2012
Hornsey railway station is a suburban railway station located in Haringey, north London. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station is operated by Great Northern on behalf of Network Rail, and is situated next to the Hornsey train depot. It was built in 1850 on the Great Northern Railway.
Contents
- Trains at hornsey railway station 2 8 2012
- Hornsey railway station 18 4 10
- History
- Service
- Connections
- Future developments
- References
The New River canal flows to the east of the station.
Hornsey railway station 18 4 10
History
The station was opened on 7 August 1850 by the Great Northern Railway (GNR), the same day that the main line between Peterborough and London (Maiden Lane) was opened.
Under plans approved in 1897, the station was to be served by the Great Northern and Strand Railway (GN&SR), a tube railway supported by the GNR which would have run underground beneath the GNR's tracks from Alexandra Palace to Finsbury Park and then into central London. The GN&SR stations on each side would have been the same as the main line stations. The GN&SR route and stations north of Finsbury Park were cancelled in 1902 when the GN&SR was taken over by Charles Yerkes' consortium which planned to merge it with the Brompton and Piccadilly Circus Railway to form the Great Northern, Piccadilly and Brompton Railway from Finsbury Park to Hammersmith (now part of the London Underground's Piccadilly line).
Service
Hornsey currently has the following National Rail services off-peak (all operated by Great Northern) which uses Class 313 trains:
Weekday services
Weekend services:
No National Rail trains operated to London Moorgate at weekends or after 10pm prior to the December 2015 timetable change, instead being diverted to London Kings Cross. Franchise operator Great Northern introduced late night & weekend services to the Moorgate branch from 13 December 2015. Only a small number of late night and early morning trains to/from Kings Cross now stop here.