New Southgate railway station is on the boundary of the London Borough of Barnet and the London Borough of Enfield in north London, in London fare zone 4. It is down the line from .

The station, and all trains serving it, have been operated by Great Northern since 14 September 2014.

Location

The station is administered by the London Borough of Enfield, although the boundary with the London Borough of Barnet runs through the station, rather than along one side. The station has exits into both boroughs. by the Great Northern Railway (GNR). The Justices insisted on trains stopping daily for the benefit of the Second Middlesex County Asylum opened that year at Colney Hatch, which became Friern Hospital and closed in 1993. The original booking office, which sat on a bridge across the railway lines, burned down in 1976 and was replaced by a portakabin.

Service patterns

The station was built next to the asylum, with a siding which connected by a tramway to the stores depot in the grounds. There was one train hourly to Hatfield in the north and to Hornsey and King's Cross in the south in 1860, when the journey to King's Cross took 18 minutes. Trains, as before, ran hourly in 1975.

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Additional services, including a number of Thameslink operated services to and from via call at the station during the peak hours.

Connections

London Buses routes 221, 232, 382, SL1 and night route N91 serve the station.

References

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