Hampstead Heath railway station
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Hampstead Heath railway station is in London
on the North London Line
, between and stations. Since 11 November 2007 it and the service there have been run by London Overground
.
The typical service at the station in trains per hour is:
The station was rebuilt, after Second World War bomb damage, in the 1990s in conjunction with works to allow Eurostar
trains to use the North London Line. The platform canopies are in a pseudo-antique style which is in stark contrast to the poured concrete style of the rest of the station's structural features. In the nineteenth century up to 100,000 people per day used the station at weekends and on public holidays as the Heath
was a popular holiday destination for Londoners.
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
on the North London Line
North London Line
The North London Line is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of north London, England. Its route is a rough semicircle from the south west to the north east, avoiding central London. The line is owned and maintained by Network Rail...
, between and stations. Since 11 November 2007 it and the service there have been run by London Overground
London Overground
London Overground is a suburban rail network in London and Hertfordshire. It has been operated by London Overground Rail Operations since 2007 as part of the National Rail network, under the franchise control and branding of Transport for London...
.
The typical service at the station in trains per hour is:
- 4 westbound to RichmondRichmond station (London)Richmond station is a National Rail and London Underground station in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames in south west London which is managed by South West Trains....
via - 2 westbound to Clapham JunctionClapham Junction railway stationClapham Junction railway station is near St John's Hill in the south-west of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth. Although it is in Battersea, the area around the station is commonly identified as Clapham Junction....
also via Willesden Junction - 6 eastbound to StratfordStratford stationStratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway . Stratford is in...
via
The station was rebuilt, after Second World War bomb damage, in the 1990s in conjunction with works to allow Eurostar
Eurostar
Eurostar is a high-speed railway service connecting London with Paris and Brussels. All its trains traverse the Channel Tunnel between England and France, owned and operated separately by Eurotunnel....
trains to use the North London Line. The platform canopies are in a pseudo-antique style which is in stark contrast to the poured concrete style of the rest of the station's structural features. In the nineteenth century up to 100,000 people per day used the station at weekends and on public holidays as the Heath
Hampstead Heath
Hampstead Heath is a large, ancient London park, covering . This grassy public space sits astride a sandy ridge, one of the highest points in London, running from Hampstead to Highgate, which rests on a band of London clay...
was a popular holiday destination for Londoners.