Alexandra Palace railway station

Alexandra Palace National Rail
The station buildings at street level
Alexandra Palace is located in Greater London
Alexandra Palace
Alexandra Palace
Location of Alexandra Palace in Greater London
LocationWood Green
Local authorityLondon Borough of Haringey
Managed byGreat Northern
Station code(s)AAP
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms4 (facing 7 tracks)
Fare zone3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 1.844 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 53,381[1]
2019–20Decrease 1.736 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 53,005[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.409 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 23,507[1]
2021–22Increase 0.969 million[1]
– interchange Increase 49,994[1]
2022–23Increase 1.340 million[1]
– interchange Decrease 43,873[1]
Key dates
1 May 1859Opened as Wood Green
1 August 1864Renamed Wood Green (Alexandra Park)
18 March 1971Renamed Wood Green
17 May 1982Renamed Alexandra Palace
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°35′54″N 0°07′11″W / 51.5983°N 0.1197°W / 51.5983; -0.1197
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Alexandra Palace railway station is on the Great Northern Route that forms part of the East Coast Main Line, and takes its name from the nearby Alexandra Palace in the London Borough of Haringey, north London. It is 4 miles 78 chains (8.0 km) down the line from London King's Cross and is situated between Hornsey and either New Southgate on the main line or Bowes Park on the Hertford Loop Line which diverges from the main line just north of Alexandra Palace.[2]

It is in Travelcard Zone 3. All trains serving it are operated by Great Northern.

It is the only surviving station of three that have served Alexandra Palace. A former station also named Alexandra Palace, sited actually at the venue, was on the Highgate-Alexandra Palace Line, while Palace Gates (Wood Green) station was on the Palace Gates Line.

Just outside the station to the north is Bounds Green train depot, used for storage and maintenance of the high-speed trains used on the main line. A line adjacent to the station platforms is used by shunters moving carriages and engines around in the depot.

It is proposed that the station should be a terminus on Crossrail 2.[3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 14B. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
  3. ^ "Crossrail 2 consultation opens". BBC News. 14 May 2013.

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