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The Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway was planned to run from Tottenham Hale on the Great Eastern Railway to Gospel Oak on the Hampstead Junction section of the London & North Western Railway. It was worked by the North London Railway (NLR) from its opening in 1860, and in 1864 came under NLR control. On 21st July 1868 a new line opened from Tottenham Hale to Highgate Road. It was only in 1887 that an extension to Gospel Oak was achieved but as a passenger exchange not as a junction. On 9th July 1894, the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway was opened for through goods and passenger trains and had stations at Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, Leyton, Leytonstone and Wanstead Park. Up to 1912 the line was a joint railway operated by the Midland Railway and the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway but from 1912 it was solely operated by the Midland. With the opening of the new line the Midland extended some of its South Tottenham trains to East Ham. The line which now ran between Kentish Town and Barking was considered for closure to passengers in 1963 as part of the Beeching Axe, but it remained open. Even so, it was allowed to fall into a poor state of repair and reliability, and by 1980 had been cut back to an hourly service between Kentish Town and Barking. The station canopies were gradually demolished, ticket offices closed and staff withdrawn from stations. The situation began to improve from 1981 when a new link to Gospel Oak was built and the hourly service from Kentish Town to Barking was replaced by the present route from Gospel Oak to Barking with two trains per hour. Now with it being taken over by Transport for London as part of the London Overground network the whole line has a new lease of life and new trains run every 15 minutes between Barking and Gospel Oak. Harringay Green Lanes station was opened on 1st June 1880 as 'Green Lanes'. In 1883 it was renamed 'Harringay Park, Green Lanes' which it retained until 1951 when it became 'Harringay Park'. This changed again in 1958 to 'Harringay Stadium', then in 1990 it became 'Harringay East' which name lasted for just over a year before being given its current name on 8th July 1991. The next station in this direction is South Tottenham, although St Ann's Road station was closer but this closed in 1942.

The Tottenham & Hampstead Junction Railway was planned to run from Tottenham Hale on the Great Eastern Railway to Gospel Oak on the Hampstead Junction section of the London & North Western Railway. It was worked by the North London Railway (NLR) from its opening in 1860, and in 1864 came under NLR control. On 21st July 1868 a new line opened from Tottenham Hale to Highgate Road. It was only in 1887 that an extension to Gospel Oak was achieved but as a passenger exchange not as a junction. On 9th July 1894, the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway was opened for through goods and passenger trains and had stations at Blackhorse Road, Walthamstow, Leyton, Leytonstone and Wanstead Park. Up to 1912 the line was a joint railway operated by the Midland Railway and the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway but from 1912 it was solely operated by the Midland. With the opening of the new line the Midland extended some of its South Tottenham trains to East Ham. The line which now ran between Kentish Town and Barking was considered for closure to passengers in 1963 as part of the Beeching Axe, but it remained open. Even so, it was allowed to fall into a poor state of repair and reliability, and by 1980 had been cut back to an hourly service between Kentish Town and Barking. The station canopies were gradually demolished, ticket offices closed and staff withdrawn from stations. The situation began to improve from 1981 when a new link to Gospel Oak was built and the hourly service from Kentish Town to Barking was replaced by the present route from Gospel Oak to Barking with two trains per hour. Now with it being taken over by Transport for London as part of the London Overground network the whole line has a new lease of life and new trains run every 15 minutes between Barking and Gospel Oak. Harringay Green Lanes station was opened on 1st June 1880 as 'Green Lanes'. In 1883 it was renamed 'Harringay Park, Green Lanes' which it retained until 1951 when it became 'Harringay Park'. This changed again in 1958 to 'Harringay Stadium', then in 1990 it became 'Harringay East' which name lasted for just over a year before being given its current name on 8th July 1991. The next station in this direction is South Tottenham, although St Ann's Road station was closer but this closed in 1942.

This area has many Turkish people, and many of the businesses on Green Lanes are owned by, and cater for, the local Turkish community. Next door to each other in this shot are a Turkish restaurant, 2 internet cafes and a Turkish music shop.

A Freightliner Class 66 (66955) brings the 4M94 Felixstowe South to Lawley Street service through Harringay Green Lanes on a grey and chilly February morning. The concrete piles on either side of the tracks bear witness to the history of the station. The station opened as Green Lanes in 1880 - originally with wooden platforms and buildings. Concrete and brick structures replaced these in the 1950's when the station was rebuilt and became Harringay Stadium - named after the greyhound racing stadium which was situated right next to the railway. To handle the large number of people attending both the stadium and the adjacent Harringay Arena, the station had extra long platforms. The Arena closed as a sporting venue in 1958 and the Stadium closed in 1987. The platforms were shortened in 2003 due to subsidence (and no real need for them to be so long any more!) The concrete pillars are all that is left of those long platforms. However, some of them have found a new use - the path alongside leads to a raised platform (visible beside the train) to allow crew changes for passing freight trains.

Not to be confused with nearby Harringay Station. This one is on the North London Line, an extremely useful line that runs broadly east/west around the inner northern suburbs rather than into/out of the City Centre. This view is facing towards the Gospel Oak direction.

Opened in 1880 by the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway on the line from Gospel Oak to Barking. View east towards St Ann's Road and Barking, shortly after the line was electrified. See Image for a pre-electrification view, some 6 years earlier.

A short link road with no house addresses.