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New Barnet railway station

New Barnet railway station

National Rail station in London, England

New Barnet railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in north London, England. It is 9 miles 12 chains (14.7 km) down the line from London King's Cross,[2] in Travelcard Zone 5. The station is managed and served by Great Northern. Oyster card pay-as-you-go can now be used to and from this station as well as on the majority of National Rail services in Greater London.

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New Barnet railway station at night

History

The main line of the Great Northern Railway (GNR) between Peterborough and London (Maiden Lane) was opened on 7 August 1850;[3] and Barnet was one of the original stations on the line.[4] On 1 May 1884, the station was renamed New Barnet.[5] The goods yard closed in 1966.[6] In 1896, the station was rebuilt to its modern form by re-siting the down platform opposite the existing up platform and providing a new brick structure on the new platform.[4]

On 7 July 1989, the original station booking office, mounted on the station bridge linking the platforms, was badly damaged in an arson attack.[4] The building had just undergone an expensive restoration which made it one of the best such structures in the London area.[4][7] A Nissen hut was provided in replacement on the western side of the station before a permanent structure was eventually provided.[4]

Facilities

Following the major station refurbishment in 2005, a café was opened in the previously unused building on the southbound, central London-bound platform.[8] In autumn 2008, a new SHERE self-service ticket machine, accepting both cash and credit cards, was installed here (and similarly at other local FCC stations). The station serves the area of New Barnet and the small shopping parade around East Barnet Road.

Services

Off-peak, all services at New Barnet are operated by Great Northern using Class 717 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[9]

During the peak hours, the above service is increased to 4 tph in each direction, in addition to an extra 2 tph Thameslink operated service to and from Sevenoaks via the Thameslink Core. These Thameslink services are operated using Class 700 EMUs.

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Connections

London Buses routes 107, 184, 307, 326, 383 and 384 serve the station.

References

  1. [1]
    "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. [2]
    Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 15A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  3. [3]
    Awdry, Christopher (1990). Encyclopaedia of British Railway Companies. London: Guild Publishing. p. 135. CN 8983.
  4. [4]
    Aylard, J.F. (July 2001). "The plight of New Barnet station". The London Railway Record (28). Connor & Butler Ltd: 107.
  5. [5]
    Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. pp. 27, 168. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
  6. [6]
    H.V. Borley, Chronology of London Railways
  7. [7]
    The Flying Scotsman, DVD, Video 125, UK, copyright 1999/2000
  8. [8]
    "£750,000 Revamp of New Barnet Station Complete".
  9. [9]
    Table 24 National Rail timetable, May 2022
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