Southbury railway station
{{Short description|London Overground station}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name = Southbury
| image_name = Southbury Station (1).jpg
| railcode = SBU
| manager = London Overground
| fare_zone = 5
| locale = Enfield
| borough = London Borough of Enfield
| owner = Network Rail
| symbol = overground
| years1 = 1 October 1891
| years2 = 1 October 1909
| years3 = 1 March 1915
| years4 = 1 July 1919
| years5 = 21 November 1960
| events1 = Opened as Churchbury
| events2 = Closed
| events3 = Re-opened
| events4 = Closed
| events5 = Re-opened as Southbury
| platforms = 2
| railexits1920 = {{decrease}} 0.935
| railexits2021 = {{decrease}} 0.376
| railexits2122 = {{increase}} 0.729
| railexits2223 = {{increase}} 0.812
| railexits2324 = {{increase}} 1.075
| coordinates = {{coord|51.6484|-0.0530|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| dft_category = E
}}
Southbury is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, located on the eastern side of Enfield in north London. It is {{convert|10|mi|32|chain|km}} down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between {{stn|Edmonton Green}} and {{rws|Turkey Street}} stations on the Southbury Loop section of the Lea Valley lines. The station is in Travelcard Zone 5.
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History
The line from Bury Street Junction, north of Edmonton Green station, to {{rws|Cheshunt}} was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on 1 October 1891 when this station opened with the name Churchbury. The line was known as the Churchbury Loop.
The district was still predominantly rural, and the coming of the tram to Waltham Cross in 1904 saw the railway unable to compete. Passenger services ceased on 1 October 1909, but were reinstated for munitions workers between 1 March 1915 and 1 July 1919.
After that the line was used only by goods trains until it was electrified as part of a wider scheme, and the station reopened as Southbury on 21 November 1960.White, H.P., A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain Volume 3 Greater London, David & Charles, 1987 The line is now known as the Southbury Loop. The goods yard closed in 1970.Brown, Joe, London Railway Atlas, page 5, Ian Allan Publishing, 2006
On 31 May 2015, the station and all services that call transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia to London Overground Rail Operations.[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2014/may/tfl-appoints-london-overground-operator-to-run-additional-services TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services] Transport for London 28 May 2014[http://www.railpro.co.uk/news/?idArticles=2024 TfL count on LOROL for support] Rail Professional 28 May 2014
Services
All services at Southbury are operated as part of the Weaver line of the London Overground using {{brc|710}} EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|June 2024|21}}
- 2 tph to London Liverpool Street
- 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Cheshunt}}
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
{{Adjacent stations|noclear=y
|system1=London Overground|line1=Cheshunt
|left1=Edmonton Green|right1=Turkey Street
}}
Connections
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Southbury railway station}}
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{{UK railway stations}}
Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Enfield
Category:Former Great Eastern Railway stations
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1891
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1909
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1915
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1919
Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1960
Category:Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
Category:1891 establishments in England