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Gospel Oak
Gospel Oak railway station 1.jpg
Gospel Oak is located in Greater London
Gospel Oak

Location of Gospel Oak in Greater London
Location Gospel Oak
Local authority London Borough of Camden
Managed by London Overground
Station code GPO
Platforms in use 3
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004/5 0.341 million[1]
2005/6 0.398 million[1]
2006/7 1.512 million[1]
2007/8 0.923 million[1]
1860 Opened
List of stations Underground · National Rail
External links Departures • Layout
  Facilities • Buses

Coordinates: 51°33′19″N 0°09′05″W / 51.5552°N 0.1514°W / 51.5552; -0.1514

Gospel Oak railway station is in the borough of Camden in north London. It is on the North London Line (NLL) and is also a passenger terminus of the Gospel Oak to Barking (or Goblin) line. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2, and is managed by London Overground which runs all passenger trains at the station. The station opened in 1860[2] as Kentish Town and was renamed Gospel Oak in 1867 when Kentish Town West opened.

The platforms are high above street level with only stairs giving access. The North London Line has two platforms and the Goblin line has a short terminal platform north of which are two separate through freight tracks which join the NLL just west of the station.

From 1925 to 1981 the station was not a passenger interchange as passenger trains left the Barking line at Tufnell Park and descended the gradient to Kentish Town. The tracks which continued to Gospel Oak were freight-only. In 1981 the Kentish Town route became freight-only and passenger trains from Barking were diverted to Gospel Oak with the terminal platform rebuilt for them on the north side of the existing station.

Any through services between Clapham Junction and Barking would require new platforms at Gospel Oak.

Contents

Service

The typical off-peak service at the station in trains per hour is:

Transport Links

London bus route C11.

References

  1. ^ a b c d Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Gospel Oak railway station from Office of Rail Regulation statistics
  2. ^ Joe Brown (2006). London Railway Atlas. Ian Allan Publishing.  

External links

North London Line platforms looking east

North London Line platforms looking west

Barking Line bay looking east.

Barking Line bay looking west to buffers.

Class 150 DMU 150129 awaits departure to Barking

Platform signage, as of summer 2008.
Preceding station   Overground notextroundel.svg National Rail London Overground   Following station
Terminus Gospel Oak to Barking Line
towards Barking
towards Richmond
 North London Line
towards Stratford
UK railway stations

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