Gordon Hill railway station serves Gordon Hill in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is 9 miles 69 chains (9.86 miles, 15.87 km) down the line from London King's Cross[2] on the Hertford Loop Line, in Travelcard Zone 5. It was opened on 4 April 1910. The station and the trains serving it are currently operated by Great Northern.
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  Gordon Hill Location of Gordon Hill in Greater London | |
| Location | Gordon Hill |
| Local authority | London Borough of Enfield |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Station code(s) | GDH |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  1.338 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 0.364 million[1] |
| 2021–22 |  0.713 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.992 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 1.036 million[1] |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°39′48″N 0°05′39″W / 51.6632°N 0.0943°W |
 London transport portal | |
Three platforms are currently in use: Hertford-bound trains stop at platform 3 and London-bound trains stop at platform 2; platform 1 is a terminus platform used by certain trains to and from London, mainly during peak hours. A fourth platform face (opposite platform 3) is now disused - this was once used by North London Railway services to/from Broad Street.[3]
In autumn 2008, a new Shere FASTticket self-service ticket machine, accepting both cash and debit/credit cards was installed.
Services
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All services at Gordon Hill are operated by Great Northern using Class 717 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 2 tph to Moorgate
- 2 tph to Stevenage via Hertford North
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
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Oyster
edit- Oyster Pay As You Go, introduced at this station on 2 January 2010, allows customers to make use of the Oyster card readers at the station.[5]
Connections
editLondon Buses route W8 serves the station.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 24A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- ^ "The North London Railway Historical Society - Tours (2005)"NLRHS.org.uk; retrieved 22 August 2016
- ^ Table 24 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- ^ Oyster Card and National Rail, National Rail Enquiries Website Archived 10 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Hornby, Frank (1995) London Commuter Lines. Volume 1: Main lines north of the Thames. Kettering: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Gordon Hill railway station from National Rail