St Ann's Road railway station was opened by the

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on 2 October 1882. It was at the corner of St Ann's Road and

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in N15, in south west

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, in what is now the

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. It comprised two wooden platforms, accessed by a footbridge and stairs, and a brick building. The service at the station was generally between St Pancras or

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and

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, however at times trains ran to some other destinations including

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and

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. It was never well used, mainly as it was near

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and Seven Sisters stations, the latter giving a much faster link to The City. The station was closed on 9 August 1942 as a wartime austerity measure and never reopened. The station building survived as a newsagent's until October 2012, when the building was demolished.

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Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Haringey Former Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1882 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1942 Buildings and structures in Tottenham {{london-railstation-stub