Hertford Loop Line

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The Hertford Loop is a branch of the East Coast Main Line.

Hertford Loop
Legend ECML northwards Stevenage Watton-at-Stone Hertford North Bayford Ponsbourne Tunnel Cuffley Crews Hill Gordon Hill Enfield Chase Grange Park Winchmore Hill Palmers Green Bowes Park Alexandra Palace ECML to King's Cross and Moorgate

First Capital Connect operate suburban services along the East Coast Main Line south of Peterborough. Trains run along the Hertford Loop between Kings Cross or Moorgate and Letchworth, Stevenage or Hertford North. Occasionally, National Express East Coast trains operate non-stop along the route when diverted off the main section of the ECML due to engineering work. There is a siding to the north of Bowes Park which is occasionally used to turn around National Express East Coast trains heading for the Bounds Green Depot. There are also terminus platforms at Hertford North and Gordon Hill, the latter acting as a terminus during peak hours only.

The loop is about 24 miles long and was opened in three stages between 1871 and 1924. Grade-separated junctions connect each end of the northbound track with the main line. The route is electrified using the 25 kV, 50 Hz a.c., Overhead Line system.

Contents 1 Route and Settlements served 1.1 Hertfordshire 1.2 Greater London 2 References

[edit] Route and Settlements served

Heading south, the Hertford Loop begins just south of Stevenage. It serves:

[edit] Hertfordshire

• Watton-at-Stone railway station - village of Watton-at-Stone

• Hertford North railway station - town of Hertford

• Bayford railway station - villages of Bayford and Brickendon

• Cuffley railway station - villages of Cuffley, Northaw and Goffs Oak

[edit] Greater London

• Crews Hill - village of Crews Hill

• Gordon Hill - northern area of Enfield and Forty Hill

• Enfield Chase - Enfield Town

• Grange Park - Grange Park

• Winchmore Hill - Winchmore Hill

• Palmers Green - Palmers Green

• Bowes Park - Bowes Park and Wood Green

It rejoins the main line north of Alexandra Palace railway station - which serves Wood Green and Alexandra Palace

[edit] References

Hornby, Frank (1995) London Commuter Lines. Volume 1: Main lines north of the Thames. Kettering: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.

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