Ponders End railway station

Ponders End
Ponders End
	The station in 2007
	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
Fare zone	5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	0.563 million
2017–18	0.564 million
2018–19	0.599 million
2019–20	0.665 million
2020–21	0.299 million
Key dates
1840	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures; Layout; Facilities; Buses;
WGS84	51°38′32″N 0°02′07″W / 51.6421°N 0.03518°WCoordinates: 51°38′32″N 0°02′07″W / 51.6421°N 0.03518°W
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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[]

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[]

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.

Connections[]

London Buses route 191 serves the station.

References[]

^ "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[]

Train times and station information for Ponders End railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail		Following station
Tottenham Hale		Greater Anglia Lea Valley Lines	Brimsdown
	Future Development
Preceding station		Crossrail	Following station
Meridian Water towards Hampton Court or Shepperton or Chessington South or Epsom		Crossrail Crossrail 2	Brimsdown towards Broxbourne

[nxea_access-1] "Train Station Information and Network Map". National Express East Anglia. Retrieved 2 January 2010.

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-2] "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[3] Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006

[4] White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987

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v t Lea Valley lines and Hertford East branch line
Cheshunt line (via Stamford Hill and Southbury)	London Liverpool Street Bethnal Green Cambridge Heath London Fields Hackney Downs Rectory Road Stoke Newington Stamford Hill Seven Sisters Bruce Grove White Hart Lane Silver Street Edmonton Green Southbury Turkey Street Theobalds Grove Cheshunt
Chingford line (via Clapton and Walthamstow Central)	London Liverpool Street Bethnal Green Hackney Downs Clapton St. James Street Walthamstow Central Wood Street Highams Park Chingford
Enfield Town (via Stamford Hill and Seven Sisters)	London Liverpool Street Bethnal Green Cambridge Heath London Fields Hackney Downs Rectory Road Stoke Newington Stamford Hill Seven Sisters Bruce Grove White Hart Lane Silver Street Edmonton Green Bush Hill Park Enfield Town
Hertford East line (via Hackney Downs and Tottenham Hale)	London Liverpool Street Hackney Downs Tottenham Hale Northumberland Park Meridian Water Ponders End Brimsdown Enfield Lock Waltham Cross Cheshunt Broxbourne Rye House St Margarets Ware Hertford East

Ponders End
The station in 2007
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
2016–17	0.563 million^[2]
2017–18	0.564 million^[2]
2018–19	0.599 million^[2]
2019–20	0.665 million^[2]
2020–21	0.299 million^[2]
Key dates
1840	Opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°38′32″N 0°02′07″W / 51.6421°N 0.03518°W / 51.6421; -0.03518Coordinates: 51°38′32″N 0°02′07″W / 51.6421°N 0.03518°W / 51.6421; -0.03518
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