The railway line alongside the North-South Route
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The railway line alongside the North-South Route
Image: © Marathon Taken: 12 Apr 2017
The North-South Route was opened in 1990 from just south of the M25 near Waltham Cross to Ferry Lane near Tottenham and for much of its route runs parallel to and just east of the railway line between Waltham Cross and Tottenham Hale. It was supposed to relieve the roads to the west of traffic but on the day I was here the traffic was solid southbound. In this photograph there is a ditch immediately to the left of the barrier and further to the left and beyond is the railway. The railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne via Waltham Cross was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15th September 1840. There are frequent trains along here but most do not stop at the intermediate stations and are longer distance to places like Cambridge and Stansted Airport.
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