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Cattlegate Road, ENFIELD, EN2 9DU

The Alexandra Palace-Hertford-Stevenage loop was built mainly as a by-pass for the approaches to King's Cross on the main line from Hatfield and was built to main line standards for much of its length. However, it has never carried regular long-distance passenger services and has always primarily been a suburban branch, apart from when there is engineering work or other disruption on the East Coast Main Line through Hatfield. The line was opened as far as Enfield, which was then the terminus, on 1st April 1871. The line was extended to Cuffley from 4th April 1910 and on to Stevenage for freight on 4th March 1918, but passenger trains only started beyond Cuffley on 2nd June 1924. North of Gordon Hill the line was laid across undulating countryside, its stations seeing only golfers and walkers. Crews Hill station opened with the line between Enfield and Cuffley on 4th April 1910 but only served a golf course, a few nurserymen’s greenhouses and a stud farm. The goods yard at Crews Hill was closed on 1st October 1962. The Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters took much of the traffic from the line, and the late 1940s and 1950s were described by Alan A Jackson in 'London's Local Railways' as "doldrum years for a line which smelt of decay and declines as grotty 'quad-arts' were trundled to and from Hertford North by filthy and now wheezing N2 tanks." The line was electrified in the 1970s. This view is from the end of the up platform. The next station in this direction is Cuffley. The bridge just ahead carries the M25 over the line.

Seen in a garden at Crews Hill.

Seen in a garden at Crews Hill.

Seen in a garden at Crews Hill.

Seen in a garden at Crews Hill.

The Alexandra Palace-Hertford-Stevenage loop was built mainly as a by-pass for the approaches to King's Cross on the main line from Hatfield and was built to main line standards for much of its length. However, it has never carried regular long-distance passenger services and has always primarily been a suburban branch, apart from when there is engineering work or other disruption on the East Coast Main Line through Hatfield. The line was opened as far as Enfield, which was then the terminus, on 1st April 1871. The line was extended to Cuffley from 4th April 1910 and on to Stevenage for freight on 4th March 1918, but passenger trains only started beyond Cuffley on 2nd June 1924. North of Gordon Hill the line was laid across undulating countryside, its stations seeing only golfers and walkers. Crews Hill station opened with the line between Enfield and Cuffley on 4th April 1910 but only served a golf course, a few nurserymen’s greenhouses and a stud farm. The goods yard at Crews Hill was closed on 1st October 1962. The Piccadilly line extension to Cockfosters took much of the traffic from the line, and the late 1940s and 1950s were described by Alan A Jackson in 'London's Local Railways' as "doldrum years for a line which smelt of decay and declines as grotty 'quad-arts' were trundled to and from Hertford North by filthy and now wheezing N2 tanks." The line was electrified in the 1970s. This view is from the up platform. The next station in this direction is Cuffley.

The Alexandra Palace-Hertford-Stevenage loop was built mainly as a by-pass for the approaches to King's Cross on the main line from Hatfield and was built to main line standards for much of its length. However, it has never carried regular long-distance passenger services and has always primarily been a suburban branch, apart from when there is engineering work or other disruption on the East Coast Main Line through Hatfield. The line was opened as far as Enfield, which was then the terminus, on 1st April 1871. The line was extended to Cuffley from 4th April 1910 and on to Stevenage for freight on 4th March 1918, but passenger trains only started beyond Cuffley on 2nd June 1924. North of Gordon Hill the line was laid across undulating countryside, its stations seeing only golfers and walkers. Crews Hill station opened with the line between Enfield and Cuffley on 4th April 1910 but only served a golf course, a few nurserymen’s greenhouses and a stud farm. The goods yard at Crews Hill was closed on 1st October 1962. This view is from the down platform. The next station in this direction is Cuffley. This was a thoroughly wet and miserable day from beginning to end.

First Capital Connect's electric unit no. 313061 departs from platform 2 at Crews Hill on a northbound service (the 17.26 from Kings Cross to Stevenage). The train had been full and standing from Finsbury Park but emptying out by this point.

London-bound service for Moorgate, arriving at Crews Hill.

I took this for the effect rather than the geographical location, which can barely be seen through the branches, but nonetheless is what you see when you enter the station on the right, and appealed to me.