Enfield Chase railway station is located in Windmill Hill, Enfield, in the

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, north

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, from on the Hertford Loop Line. It is in

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History

The original terminus

The original Enfield Station in Windmill Hill opened on 1 April 1871 as the terminus for the Great Northern Railway branch line from

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. By 1887, 37 trains a day left Enfield, mainly for King's Cross, but also to Broad Street and until 1907, to

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and

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. The station building was a two-storey twin-

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d house, similar in style to the single-storey building at

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. It was sited lengthways across the end of the track. The single

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was covered by a wide canopy for much of its length. Enfield Station had been intended to bring prosperous

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commuters to the area. A

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visiting the station in 1885, saw a sign advertising cheap workmen's tickets for trains scheduled to arrive in London before 8 am, only to find that the timetable showed that there were no trains that met that criterion. The old Enfield Station closed to passengers in 1910 and was replaced by the present station, but remained in use as a goods depot until 1974. The surviving buildings were demolished and replaced in the 2000s with housing along a new street, Gladbeck Way.

The new high level station

By the end of the 19th century, there was a need to relieve the pressure on the main line to the north out of Kings Cross, and a plan to continue the Enfield branch to

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and

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was conceived. An

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was passed in 1898, and the GNR set about acquiring and demolishing houses and compensating land owners in the area. Work on the line commenced in 1906. The new Enfield Station was sited a few hundred yards to the east of the existing one, and raised above ground level so that north bound trains could access a new bridge crossing the road at Windmill Hill. It opened on 4 April 1910 for services as far as

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. The first through train to

did not run until 4 March 1918, because of a host of legal and engineering difficulties, and shortages of men and material caused by

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. The name Enfield Chase was adopted in 1924, to avoid confusion with Enfield Town station.

Services

All services at Enfield Chase are operated by

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. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: * 2 tph to * 2 tph to via During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional half-hourly service between Moorgate and Hertford North, as well as a number of additional services between Moorgate and .

Connections

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, 377 and 456 serve the station.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Enfield Chase Railway Station Enfield, London Railway stations in the London Borough of Enfield Former Great Northern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1910 1910 establishments in England Enfield Chase Railway stations served by Govia Thameslink Railway