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Carpenders Park railway station

Carpenders Park is a London Overground station on the Lioness line, located between the Hertfordshire suburb of Carpenders Park and the South Oxhey housing estate, 3 km (1.9 mi) south of Watford Junction. The station is an island platform reached by a subway. This has exits to both the Carpenders Park (east) and South Oxhey (west) estates.

Carpenders Park London Overground
Island platforms
Carpenders Park is located in Hertfordshire
Carpenders Park
Carpenders Park
Location of Carpenders Park in Hertfordshire
LocationCarpenders Park/South Oxhey
Local authorityDistrict of Three Rivers
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)CPK
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2 (facing 6 tracks)
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone7
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 1.153 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.466 million[2]
2021–22Increase 0.863 million[2]
2022–23Increase 0.975 million[2]
2023–24Increase 1.074 million[2]
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°37′44″N 0°23′10″W / 51.629°N 0.386°W / 51.629; -0.386
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History

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The first station was opened by the London & North Western Railway on 1 April 1914 only to close on 1 January 1917. It reopened 5 May 1919 served only by London Electric Railway (later became London Underground) trains. L&NWR electric trains were reinstated from 10 July 1922.[3] London Underground trains served the station until 24 September 1982. The original station was built to serve the nearby golf course. It was 230 yards (210 m) further north than the current site and was a wooden two platform structure with a footbridge. It was closed on 17 November 1952 when the present station opened.

Ticket barriers were installed in early 2010.

Services

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The general frequency is one train every fifteen minutes in each direction. The average journey time to Watford Junction is eight minutes and to London Euston is 44 minutes.

Preceding station     London Overground Following station
Bushey
towards Watford Junction
 Lioness line
Watford DC line
 Hatch End
towards Euston
Historical railways
Preceding station   London Underground Following station
Bushey
towards Watford Junction
 Bakerloo line
(1917–1982)
 Hatch End
towards Elephant & Castle

References

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  1. ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley page 49
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