Noel Park and Wood Green railway station
Disused railway station in England
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Noel Park and Wood Green was a railway station on the Palace Gates Line in Wood Green, north London. It was located on the north-east side of The Broadway adjacent to Pelham Road. Its site is now occupied by Wood Green Shopping City.
| Noel Park and Wood Green | |
|---|---|
Noel Park and Wood Green station on a 1920 map | |
Interactive map of Noel Park and Wood Green | |
| General information | |
| Location | Wood Green |
| Owner | |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 1878 | Opened |
| 1963 | closed for passengers |
| 1964 | Closed for freight |
| Replaced by | none |
| Other information | |
| Coordinates | 51.59538°N 0.10727°W |
History
The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway as Green Lanes on 1 January 1878, as the temporary terminus of the line – which was extended to Palace Gates (Wood Green) station on 7 October 1878.
In 1884, as work began on the large Noel Park housing estate nearby, the station name was changed to Green Lanes & Noel Park; it was given its final name in 1902.
Competing as it did with other nearby railway lines and the London Underground's Piccadilly line, the Palace Gates line became unprofitable; the line and the station were closed for passenger services on 7 January 1963,[1] and for freight on 7 December 1964.[2] Following closure, the embankment that housed the station and the bridge over The Broadway was removed. Nothing is left of the station.