Bruce Grove is a

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station on the

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located in central

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in the

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, north London. It is down the line from

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and is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is BCV and it is in

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History

Bruce Grove was originally a stop on the

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and opened on 22 July 1872. Today it is on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley Lines and sees four trains per hour to Liverpool Street and two to either or . The station is not far from

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and takes its name from a road forming part of the A10. In the early 1980s several changes were made to the appearance of the station. The wooden covered staircases to both platforms were replaced by open-air concrete staircases. The London-bound platform roof was shortened and the waiting rooms boarded up. The northbound roof opposite (which was identical) was completely removed and a small shelter built of brick was installed in its place. This shelter lasted for nearly 20 years before it was demolished and a new roof, built in the style of the original, although much shorter, was constructed giving the illusion of original authenticity to the station. Haringey council funded the work and the station is considered a site of historic interest in the locality. Despite being in the heart of Tottenham and being at one time a busy station, Bruce Grove's ticket office is rarely open. In May 2015 the station and all services that call there transferred from

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to become part of the

network. In November 2015 a major facelift for the station was announced.Revealed: Facelift for Bruce Grove station in Tottenham
11 November 2014

Services

Trains are operated by

. The typical off-peak weekday service pattern from Bruce Grove is: *4 trains per hour (tph) to ; *2 tph to ; *2 tph to .

Connections

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routes 123, 149,

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, 259,

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, 318,

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, 349, 476 and W4 and night routes N279 serve the station.

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