Edmonton Green is a

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and

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station on the

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which form part of the

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, located in

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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 to the south and (on the branch) and (on the branch) to the north. Most trains calling at the station are Overground services, however, during peak times, some Greater Anglia-operated trains call on the main line route to and from or . Its three-letter station code is EDR and it is in

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History

Edmonton Green was opened as Edmonton (High level) on 22 July 1872 by the

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(GER) on its new, more direct line from London. Edmonton was renamed Lower Edmonton (high level) on 1 July 1883, with the suffix being dropped when the low level station closed. The name of Edmonton Green was adopted in 1992 as being more indicative of the area served and to promote the nearby

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operation to

. This resulted in the ability of entitled Freedom Pass holders to use their passes at any time, as on the Underground. Edmonton Green was also then added to the

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Services

Trains are operated by

. The typical off-peak service of trains per hour (tph) is as follows: * 2 northbound to

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* 2 northbound to

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* 4 southbound to

Connections

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routes

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, 191, 192,

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, 279,

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, 491, W6, W8, school route

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and night route N279 serve the station, from the adjacent Edmonton Green bus station.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Edmonton Green Railway Station Railway stations in the London Borough of Enfield Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1872 Greater Anglia franchise railway stations Edmonton, London Railway stations served by London Overground