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Camden Road railway station

Not to be confused with Camden Road railway station (Midland Railway).

Camden Road railway station in the London Borough of Camden, north London, is operated by London Overground. It is on the North London line and in Travelcard Zone 2.

Camden Road London Overground
Camden Road is located in Greater London
Camden Road
Camden Road
Location of Camden Road in Greater London
LocationCamden Town
Local authorityLondon Borough of Camden
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)CMD
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2
OSICamden Town London Underground[2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease 4.968 million[3]
– interchange Decrease 12,116[3]
2019–20Decrease 4.561 million[3]
– interchange Increase 13,965[3]
2020–21Decrease 1.482 million[3]
– interchange Decrease 5,983[3]
2021–22Increase 3.071 million[3]
– interchange Increase 9,073[3]
2022–23Increase 3.725 million[3]
– interchange Increase 11,725[3]
Key dates
7 December 1850first station opened
5 December 1870resited
25 September 1950Renamed (Camden Road)
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°32′30″N 0°08′20″W / 51.5418°N 0.1388°W / 51.5418; -0.1388
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History

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The first Camden Road station was opened by the North London Railway in 1850 on the east side of what is now St. Pancras Way. It was renamed Camden Town on 1 July 1870, but closed on 5 December the same year when it was replaced by the current station, a short distance to the west.[4]

Designed by Edwin Henry Horne, it opened as Camden Town by the North London Railway on 5 December 1870, but was renamed Camden Road on 25 September 1950 to avoid confusion with the London Underground Northern line Camden Town which had opened in 1907. Thus, between 1907 and 1950, there were two stations called Camden Town. It remains Horne's only station still operating as such.[5]

Between 14 May 1979 and 11 May 1985 Camden Road was the western terminus of the Crosstown Linkline diesel multiple unit service to North Woolwich.

To allow four-car trains to run on the London Overground network, the North London line between Gospel Oak and Stratford closed in February 2010, and reopened on 1 June that year, in order to install a new signalling system and to extend 30 platforms. After the reopening the work continued until May 2011 with a reduced service and none on Sundays.[6]

In November 2024 it was announced that toilets would be installed at the station.[7]

Location

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The station is at the corner of Royal College Street and Camden Road. The present Camden Town London Underground station is 450 metres to the southwest of this station.[8][9] It is one of the few railway stations in England in which there is a police station.

Services

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The typical weekday service in trains per hour is:

There is now no normal passenger service on the line from Camden Road to Willesden Junction Low Level via Queens Park, though the route can be (and is) used if the line via Hampstead Heath is blocked for any reason.

In addition to the frequent local passenger service, the station is a busy location for freight traffic due to its proximity to the junctions linking the North London line to both the West Coast Main Line at Camden Junction (via the now closed station at Primrose Hill) and the East Coast Main Line at Copenhagen Junction. The former is particularly well used by container trains from the deep water ports at Felixstowe and Tilbury to various terminals in the Midlands and North West of England; it also carried a passenger service (between Watford Junction and Broad Street/Liverpool Street) until 1992.

Connections

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London Buses routes 29, 46, 253 and 274 and night routes N29, N253 and N279 serve the station.

There is also an official out of station interchange with Northern Line services at the nearby Camden Town underground station.

Camden Highline

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Main article: Camden Highline

In the future there may be a walking connection to and from King's Cross. The Camden Highline is a proposed public park and garden walk transforming a disused section of the North London Line between the two stations.[11]

Potential reinstatement of platform 3

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In a London Rail Freight Strategy released by Network Rail in May 2021, proposed reinstatement of platform 3 as a through platform, with platform 2 becoming a turn back for a potential peak hour service from Camden Road to Stratford with potential to continue these during the off peak. [12]

References

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  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. ^ The Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.Connor and B.Halford-page 25
  5. ^ Williams, Michael (2010). On The Slow Train: Twelve Great British railway journeys. London: Preface Publishing. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-8480-9207-5.
  6. ^ "London Overground to close from Gospel Oak to Stratford as part of £326m upgrade to deliver longer, more frequent trains". TfL. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  7. ^ "London's tube and rail stations to get public toilets, with first seven stations announced". ianVisits. 30 October 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2024.
  8. ^ Walking directions to Camden Town tube station from Camden Road railway station
  9. ^ However, the accompanying 2008 photograph shows the original name ("Camden Town Station") still displayed on the parapet of the station building of what is now Camden Road station.
  10. ^ "Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford route" (PDF). 15 May 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  11. ^ Richardson, Tim (14 August 2017). "The Garden Bridge is dead, long live the Camden Highline". The Telegraph.
  12. ^ London Rail Freight Strategy Summary Report Network Rail, May 2021 p.14
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Preceding station     London Overground Following station
Kentish Town West
towards Richmond or Clapham Junction
 Mildmay line
North London line 		Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
towards Stratford
Former services
Preceding station   National Rail Following station
West Hampstead
towards Basingstoke 		  Anglia Railways
London Crosslink 		  Highbury & Islington
towards Norwich
Disused railways
Kentish Town West   North London-Watford Link
(LNWR suburban system) 		  Maiden Lane
Primrose Hill     Caledonian Road & Barnsbury
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