Bush Hill Park Station (BHK)

Address: St Marks Road, Enfield, Middlesex EN1 1BA
Opened: 1880
Station Code: BHK
Fare Zone: 5

London Overground Line(s) Served:

Lea Valley Lines (Enfield Town Branch)

Service Pattern(s):

Peak: Four trains per hour in each direction
Off-Peak: Two trains per hour to London Liverpool Street
Two trains per hour to Enfield Town

Station History

Although the Eastern Counties Railway opened its line to Enfield in March 1849, the area of Bush Hill Park was predominantly rural and no station was provided.

In 1879, the North London Estates Company published plans for major housing development in the area, and the Great Eastern Railway, which was now running train services through the area, agreed to provide a station, which opened in 1880.

Grouping of the railways in 1923 saw the GER merged into the new London & North Eastern Railway before Nationalisation in 1948 saw the LNER become part of the Eastern Region of British Railways.

Privatisation saw the line and its stations awarded to National Express who began operations on 1 April 2004 and operated until Abellio gained the franchise in October 2011. The final change of operator thus far in the station’s history came on 31 May 2015 when the Lea Valley Lines passed to London Overground ownership.