Ponders End | |
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.jpg) Ponders End Station in November 2022 | |
  Ponders End Location of Ponders End in Greater London | |
| Location | Ponders End |
| Local authority | London Borough of Enfield |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Station code(s) | PON |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 |  0.665 million[2] |
| 2020–21 |  0.299 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 0.561 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.699 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 0.787 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 15 September 1840 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°38′32″N0°02′07″W / 51.6421°N 0.03518°W /51.6421; -0.03518 |
 London transport portal | |
Ponders End railway station is on theWest Anglia Main Line, serving the district ofPonders End in theLondon Borough of Enfield, north London. It is 9 miles 71 chains (15.9 km) down the line fromLondon Liverpool Street and is located betweenMeridian Water andBrimsdown. Its three-letter station code is PON and it is inTravelcard zone 5.
The station and all trains serving it are operated byGreater Anglia.
It is near toLee Valley Leisure Complex.
The railway line fromStratford toBroxbourne, and Ponders End station, was opened by theNorthern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840.[3]
The lines through Ponders End were electrified on 5 May 1969.[4] Prior to the completion of electrification in 1969, passenger services between Cheshunt and London Liverpool Street through Ponders End station were normally operated byClass 125 diesel multiple units (which had been purpose-built for the line in 1958).
All services at Ponders End are operated byGreater Anglia usingClass 720EMUs.
The typical off-peak service is two trains per hour in each direction betweenHertford East andLondon Liverpool Street viaTottenham Hale. Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.[5]
On Sundays, southbound services at the station run to and fromStratford instead of London Liverpool Street.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meridian Water or Tottenham Hale | Greater Anglia | Brimsdown | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Greater Anglia | ||||
London Buses route 191 serves the station, also the 313 and 491 do, but from a further distance.
The station is in the plan forCrossrail 2 Broxbourne branch, but this is very unlikely to happen soon, but may happen in the distant future.
