White Hart Lane railway station
White Hart Lane | |
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Location | Tottenham |
Local authority | London Borough of Haringey |
Managed by | London Overground |
Station code | WHL |
DfT category | D |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes |
Fare zone | 3 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 1.806 million[1] |
2019–20 | 2.119 million[1] |
2020–21 | 0.597 million[1] |
2021–22 | 1.586 million[1] |
2022–23 | 1.991 million[1] |
Key dates | |
22 July 1872 | Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°36′18″N 0°04′16″W / 51.605°N 0.071°W |
London transport portal |
White Hart Lane is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines located in Tottenham of the London Borough of Haringey in North London. It is 7 miles 11 chains (11.5 km) from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Bruce Grove and Silver Street.[2] It is in Travelcard zone 3.
The station is close to Bruce Grove and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the home ground of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.
History
White Hart Lane was originally a stop on the
The original station building built in 1872 is a two-storey brick structure. The White Hart Lane football stadium (which had the same name as the station) opened in 1899 and the station became a point of arrival for fans attending matches at the stadium. As attendance increased, wide exit doors were provided to cope with the 10,000-strong crowds that passed through the station to the stadium on match days. At its busiest, train were running at intervals of under five minutes, the maximum possible with steam trains. In 1961, after the line had been electrified, trains from Liverpool Street were running at intervals of four minutes at its peak on match days, with additional trains from Hertford East and Bishop's Stortford.[11]
In 1957, a scheme was initiated to raise the railway bridge over the adjoining road White Hart Lane by 2 ft 9 in (84 cm) so that
In 1978, a fire caused some damage to old station, and a new ticket office was built to the north of the original Victorian building. The entrance frontage beside the road of White Hart Lane dates from this period. New staircases were also constructed on both sides of the exteriors of the platforms for passengers' access.[14]
The
Today, the station and services that call are operated by
Rebuilding
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: What happened to the discussions about renaming the station?.(March 2023) |
As part of the Northumberland Development Project to redevelop the White Hart Lane stadium and regenerate the area the station was also selected to be upgraded.[19] This involved the building of a new ticket hall to the south of the original station building on Love Lane to create a better connection with Tottenham High Road, and an additional entrance on Penshurst Road as well as two lifts for step-free access to ease the bottlenecking of fans on match day. There is also additional new cycle parking.[20] The rebuilding, which was undertaken by Taylor Woodrow Construction,[21] was originally scheduled to start in autumn 2017 and finish in spring 2019 but was delayed.[19][22] The new entrance to the station was opened on 26 August 2019.[23]
Discussions were reported in 2019 regarding a proposal that the station could be renamed "Tottenham Hotspur".[24]
Tottenham Hotspur matches
On days that see football matches at Tottenham Hotspur's ground nearby the station sees increased usage. A special timetable operates on match days, with trains arriving and departing every two to three minutes before and after the game. There is an increase in the number of trains to and from the line's termini at Cheshunt and Enfield Town, as well as starting and terminating White Hart Lane trains and services to and from Edmonton Green and Liverpool Street.[25]
Historically, additional match-day services also connected to the
.Services
Trains are operated by London Overground.
The typical off-peak weekday service pattern from White Hart Lane is:
- 4 trains per hour (tph) to Liverpool Street, with a total of around 83 trains per day including peak hour services;[26]
- 2 tph to Cheshunt, around 33 trains in total per day;[27]
- 2 tph to Enfield Town, around 47 trains per day.[28]
In peak hours there are additional services to Liverpool Street and Enfield Town. More frequent services operate on match days.
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References
- ^ Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- ^ Jackson 1978, pp. 26–27.
- ISBN 978-1-78531-326-4.
- ISBN 9780902922570.
- ^ "White Hart Lane, Haringey". Hidden London. 29 May 2016.
- ^ Jackson 1978, p. 29.
- ^ Jackson 1978, p. 282.
- ^ Jackson 1978, p. 28.
- ^ Jackson 1978, p. 36.
- ^ a b Jackson 1978, p. 35.
- OCLC 1554797.
- ^ "Civil Engineering Work in Eastern Region". Railway Gazette International. Vol. 108. Reed Business Publishing. 25 April 1958. p. 490.
- ^ "White Hart Lane Station Upgrade Planning Application". Haringey Council.
- ^ Payne, John (23 September 2014). "Green jumpers will evoke great White Hart Lane memories of Brian Clough as Nottingham Forest face Tottenham Hotspur". Metro Online. London: DMG Media.
- ISBN 9781785314636.
- ^ "TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services" (Press release). Transport for London. 28 May 2014.
- ^ "TfL count on LOROL for support". Rail Professional. 28 May 2014.
- ^ a b Prior, Grant (12 July 2017). "Taylor Woodrow wins £18m deal to upgrade White Hart Lane station". Construction Enquirer.
- ^ "Taylor Woodrow to rebuild White Hart Lane station". Metro Report International. Sutton: DVV Media Group. 13 July 2017.
- ^ "Transformation of White Hart Lane station moves a step closer". Transport for London. 11 July 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
- ^ Kilpatrick, Dan (12 April 2019). "New Tottenham stadium travel chaos set to rumble on as White Hart Lane station revamp hits delays". Evening Standard. London.
- ^ "White Hart Lane station upgrade completed". Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ Quinn, Ben (24 June 2019). "Public to have say on renaming White Hart Lane station Tottenham Hotspur". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
- ^ "Trains to White Hart Lane".
- ^ "London Liverpool Street to White Hart Lane". Trainline.
- ^ "Cheshunt to White Hart Lane". Trainline.
- ^ "Enfield Town to White Hart Lane". Trainline.
- ^ "White Hart Lane Station (Stop M)". Transport for London. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
- ^ "White Hart Lane Station (Stop G)". Transport for London. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
Bibliography
- Jackson, Alan Arthur (1978). London's Local Railways. David & Charles. ISBN 978-0715374795.
External links
- Train times and station information for White Hart Lane railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
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Bruce Grove towards Liverpool Street
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Enfield & Cheshunt line
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Silver Street towards Enfield Town or Cheshunt
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