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 UndergroundNorthern lineCamden 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]
LocationEdit
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.[7][8] It is one of the few railway stations in England in which there is a police station.
ServicesEdit
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.
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.[10]
Potential reinstatement of platform 3Edit
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. [11]
ReferencesEdit
^"Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
^"Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
^The Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.Connor and B.Halford-page 25
^Williams, Michael (2010). On The Slow Train: Twelve Great British railway journeys. London: Preface Publishing. p. 111. ISBN978-1-8480-9207-5.
^"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.
^Walking directions to Camden Town tube station from Camden Road railway station
^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.
^"Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford route" (PDF). 15 May 2022.
^Richardson, Tim (14 August 2017). "The Garden Bridge is dead, long live the Camden Highline". The Telegraph.
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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 Location EditThe 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 7 8 It is one of the few railway stations in England in which there is a police station Services EditThe typical weekday service in trains per hour is 4 westbound to Richmond via Willesden Junction 4 westbound to Clapham Junction also via Willesden Junction 8 eastbound to Stratford via Highbury amp Islington 9 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 EditLondon 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 Edit 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 10 Potential reinstatement of platform 3 Edit 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 11 References Edit Step free Tube Guide PDF Transport for London April 2021 Archived PDF from the original on 15 May 2021 Out of Station Interchanges Microsoft Excel Transport for London 2 January 2016 Retrieved 28 August 2016 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 The Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J Connor and B Halford page 25 Williams Michael 2010 On The Slow Train Twelve Great British railway journeys London Preface Publishing p 111 ISBN 978 1 8480 9207 5 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 Walking directions to Camden Town tube station from Camden Road railway station 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 Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford route PDF 15 May 2022 Richardson Tim 14 August 2017 The Garden Bridge is dead long live the Camden Highline The Telegraph London Rail Freight Strategy Summary Report Network Rail May 2021 p 14External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camden Road railway station Train times and station information for Camden Road railway station from National RailPreceding station nbsp nbsp London Overground Following stationKentish Town Westtowards Richmond or Clapham Junction North London line Caledonian Road amp Barnsburytowards StratfordFormer servicesPreceding station nbsp National Rail Following stationWest Hampsteadtowards Basingstoke Anglia RailwaysLondon Crosslink Highbury amp Islingtontowards NorwichDisused railwaysKentish 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