Carpenders Park Station
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Carpenders Park Station by Stephen McKay as part of the Geograph project.
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Carpenders Park Station
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 5 Apr 2022
Carpenders Park is a stop on the London Overground route between Euston and Watford Junction. The pedestrian tunnel passes under the West Coast Main Line and gives access to the island platform on the 'DC lines'. It also connects Carpenders Park to the east of the railway and South Oxhey to the west - two outer suburbs with very different characters. The original station here (located to the north of the current one) was opened in 1914 to serve a nearby golf course in what was then a very rural area. The modern structure was opened in 1952. Note the bewildering number of safety signs visible in this view: 'No rollerblading, skating or cycling'; 'No smoking'; 'No alcohol'; 'CCTV cameras in operation'; 'No cycling'; 'Bicycle restrictions'; 'No trespassing' (three in all); 'Danger electricity'; and 'Danger overhead live wires'.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.628493
Longitude
-0.385905