Hertford Loop Line

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Hertford Loop is a branch of the East Coast Main Line.

First Capital Connect operate suburban services along the East Coast Main Line south of Peterborough. Trains run along the Herford Loop between Kings Cross or Moorgate and Letchworth, Stevenage or Hertford North. Occasionally, GNER trains operate non-stop along the route when diverted off the main section of the ECML due to engineering work. There is a siding to the north of Bowes Park which is occasionally used to turn around GNER trains heading for the Bounds Green Depot. There are also terminus platforms at Hertford North and Gordon Hill, the latter acting as a terminus during peak hours only.

The loop is about 24 miles long and was opened in three stages between 1871 and 1924. Flying junctions connect each end of the northbound track with the main line. The route is electrified at 25 kV AC, using overhead wires.

1 Route and Settlements served
- 1.1 Hertfordshire
- 1.2 Greater London
2 References

[edit] Route and Settlements served

Heading south, the Hertford Loop begins just south of Stevenage. It serves:

[edit] Hertfordshire

Watton-at-Stone railway station - village of Watton-at-Stone

Hertford North railway station - town of Hertford

Bayford railway station - villages of Bayford and Brickendon

Cuffley railway station - villages of Cuffley, Northaw and Goffs Oak

[edit] Greater London

Crews Hill railway station - village of Crews Hill

Gordon Hill railway station - northern area of Enfield

Enfield Chase railway station - Enfield Town

Grange Park railway station - Grange Park

Winchmore Hill railway station - Winchmore Hill

Palmers Green railway station - Palmers Green

Bowes Park railway station - Bowes Park and Wood Green

It rejoins the main line north of Alexandra Palace railway station - which serves Wood Green and Alexandra Palace

[edit] References

Hornby, Frank (1995) London Commuter Lines. Volume 1: Main lines north of the Thames. Kettering: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.

edit Railway lines in the East of England:
Main lines:	East Coast Main Line Great Eastern Main Line Cambridge-King's Lynn "Fen" Line Cambridge-Norwich "Breckland" Line Colchester-Clacton Line Ely-Peterborough Line Ipswich-Ely Line London-Cambridge Line London, Tilbury & Southend Line Manningtree-Harwich "Mayflower" Line Thameslink West Anglia Main Line
Commuter lines:	Hertford Loop Line Lea Valley Lines Northern City Line Romford-Upminster Line Shenfield-Southend Victoria Line Witham-Braintree Line
Rural lines:	Cambridge-Ipswich Line Crouch Valley Line East Suffolk Line Grantham-Skegness Line Ipswich-Felixstowe Line Marks Tey-Sudbury Line Norwich-Sheringham "Bittern" Line Peterborough-Lincoln Line Thorpe le Soken-Walton Line Wherry Lines

edit Railway lines in London:
North London:	Hertford Loop Line Gospel Oak-Barking Line North London Line Northern City Line Lea Valley Lines St Albans Branch Line Thameslink Watford DC Line
East London:	Romford-Upminster Line
South London:	Bexleyheath Line Bromley North Line Catford Loop Line Dartford Loop Line Hayes Line Hounslow Loop Line South London Lines Tattenham Corner Line Thameslink
West London:	West London Line
Proposed network:	London Overground