Potters Bar railway station serves the town of Potters Bar

Potters Bar

Potters Bar is a town in the Hertsmere borough of Hertfordshire, England, located north of Central London. In 2001 it had a population of 21,618....

 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England. The county town is Hertford.The county is one of the Home Counties and lies inland, bordered by Greater London , Buckinghamshire , Bedfordshire , Cambridgeshire and...

, England

England

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. It is located on the Great Northern Line between London Kings Cross and on the East Coast Main Line

East Coast Main Line

The East Coast Main Line is a long electrified high-speed railway link between London, Peterborough, Doncaster, Wakefield, Leeds, York, Darlington, Newcastle and Edinburgh...

.
Potters Bar station is the highest on the East Coast Mainline between (London King's Cross) and .

History

The first section of the Great Northern Railway

Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)

The Great Northern Railway was a British railway company established by the Great Northern Railway Act of 1846. On 1 January 1923 the company lost its identity as a constituent of the newly formed London and North Eastern Railway....

 (GNR) - that from to a junction with the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway

The Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway was formed by amalgamation in 1847. The MS&LR changed its name to the Great Central Railway in 1897 in anticipation of the opening in 1899 of its London Extension.-Origin:...

 at Grimsby

Grimsby Town railway station

Grimsby Town railway station serves the town of Grimsby in North East Lincolnshire, England. It is currently operated by First TransPennine Express, and is also served by Northern Rail and East Midlands Trains...

 - opened on 1 March 1848, but the southern section of the main line, between and , was not opened until August 1850. Potter's Bar was one of the original stations, opening with the line on 7 August 1850.

On 1 May 1923, the station was renamed Potter's Bar and South Mimms; on 3 May 1971 it reverted to its original name of Potter's Bar.

Facilities

Potters Bar station is based on two floors, with the lower level containing the entrance and ticket office, and the upper floor having the platforms on.

On the lower floor, there are four ticket machines, including one "Fast-Ticket" machine, a photo booth, telephone, three ticket counters and a newsagency. There are ticket barriers in front of the ramps to all platforms.

On the upper floor, where the platforms are located, there are canopies running most of the length of both platforms. Each island platform has a help-point. Platforms 1&2 have feature both male and female toilets, as well as a cafe.

Services

Mondays-Fridays

• 2 trains per hour (tph) to London King's Cross, calling only at Finsbury Park
  Finsbury Park station
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• 3 tph to London Moorgate
  Moorgate station
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  , calling at Hadley Wood
  Hadley Wood railway station
  Hadley Wood railway station is in the London Borough of Enfield in north London, England. The station is in Travelcard Zone 6, serving the suburb of Hadley Wood...
  
  , New Barnet
  New Barnet railway station
  New Barnet railway station is in the London Borough of Barnet in north London, England. It is 10¼ miles north of Moorgate and is on the East Coast Main Line between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. New Barnet is in Travelcard Zone 5...
  
  , Oakleigh Park
  Oakleigh Park railway station
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  , New Southgate
  New Southgate railway station
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  , Alexandra Palace
  Alexandra Palace railway station
  Alexandra Palace railway station is in the London Borough of Haringey in north London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by First Capital Connect...
  
  , Hornsey
  Hornsey railway station
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  , Harringay
  Harringay railway station
  Harringay railway station is a railway station located off Wightman Road in Harringay, North London. It is on the East Coast Main Line between Finsbury Park and Hornsey and opened on 1 May 1885...
  
  , Finsbury Park, Drayton Park
  Drayton Park railway station
  Drayton Park railway station is on the Network Rail Northern City Line which carries First Capital Connect services between Moorgate and Welwyn Garden City or Hertford via Finsbury Park...
  
  , Highbury and Islington, Essex Road and Old Street
  Old Street station
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• 3 tph to Welwyn Garden City
  Welwyn Garden City railway station
  Welwyn Garden City railway station serves the town of Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire, England. The station is approximately north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Welwyn Garden City station is managed and served by First Capital Connect.-History:A station named Welwyn...
  
  , calling at Brookmans Park
  Brookmans Park railway station
  Brookmans Park railway station serves the village of Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire, England. The station is located north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line, on the stretch between and .-History:...
  
  , Welham Green
  Welham Green railway station
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   and Hatfield
  Hatfield railway station
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• 1 tph to Cambridge
  Cambridge railway station
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  , calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North
  Welwyn North railway station
  Welwyn North railway station serves the villages of Digswell and Welwyn in Hertfordshire, England. The station is located approximately north of London Kings Cross, on the East Coast Main Line.-Location:...
  
  , Knebworth
  Knebworth railway station
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  , Stevenage
  Stevenage railway station
  Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 27¼ miles north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line. Stevenage is managed and served by First Capital Connect...
  
  , Hitchin
  Hitchin railway station
  Hitchin Railway Station serves the town of Hitchin in Hertfordshire. It is located approximately north east of the town centre and north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line....
  
  , Letchworth Garden City
  Letchworth Garden City railway station
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  , Baldock
  Baldock railway station
  Baldock railway station serves the town of Baldock in Hertfordshire, England. It is on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line and is located on the outskirts of Baldock on Station Road.-History:...
  
  , Ashwell and Morden
  Ashwell and Morden railway station
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  , Royston
  Royston railway station
  Royston railway station serves the town of Royston in Hertfordshire, England. The station is north east of London Kings Cross and south west of Cambridge on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line...
  
  , Meldreth
  Meldreth railway station
  Meldreth railway station serves the villages of Meldreth and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire, England on the Hitchin-Cambridge Line.- Services :Meldreth station receives stopping services on First Capital Connect's Great Northern line. Trains on this route operate between London King's Cross and Cambridge...
  
  , Shepreth
  Shepreth railway station
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   and Foxton
  Foxton railway station
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• 1 tph to Peterborough
  Peterborough railway station
  Peterborough railway station serves the city of Peterborough, England. It is located approximately north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line...
  
  , calling at Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City, Welwyn North, Knebworth, Stevenage, Hitchin, Arlesey
  Arlesey railway station
  Arlesey railway station serves the town of Arlesey in Bedfordshire, England. The station is 37 miles north of London Kings Cross on the East Coast Main Line...
  
  , Biggleswade
  Biggleswade railway station
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  , Sandy
  Sandy railway station
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  , St Neots and Huntingdon
  Huntingdon railway station
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  .

Saturdays

• 4 tph to London King's Cross, of which:
  • 2 call only at Finsbury Park
  • 2 call at all stations (as per the Moorgate service above)
• 2 tph to Welwyn Garden City as above
• 1 tph to Cambridge as above
• 1 tph to Peterborough as above

Sundays

• 3 tph to London King's Cross, of which:
  • 1 calls only at Finsbury Park
  • 2 call at all stations (as per Saturdays)
• 2 tph to Welwyn Garden City as above
• 1 tph to Cambridge as above

Timetables for First Capital Connect services that serve the station can be found here.

Potters Bar rail crashes

Potters Bar has been the site of two major train crashes. On 10 February 1946 a three-train crash resulted in 2 fatalities and 17 people were hospitalized. The derailment of a fast train on 10 May 2002 resulted in 7 fatalities and 76 injured.

Ticket office opening times and station staffing hours

Below are the current opening and staffing times for Potters Bar, .

Ticket Office Hours
Day	Opens	Closes
Monday to Friday	06:15	20:10
Saturday	07:15	19:10
Sunday	08:15	19:30

Station Staffing Hours
Day	From	Until
Monday to Friday	06:00	20:30
Saturday	07:00	19:30
Sunday	08:00	19:50

Route

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