Gospel Oak railway station

• North London Line
• Railway Gospel Oak - Barking

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The Gospel Oak railway station is a railway station in the London Borough of Camden. He is in possession of the London Overground and is only traversed by trains of that company.

In Gospel Oak Overground two lines meet: the North London Line from Richmond to Stratford and the railway Gospel Oak - Barking, which finds its starting point.

History

The station was opened in 1860 under the name of Kentish Town. In 1867 he was renamed in Gospel Oak, as the name in 1867 during its opening to the present station at Kentish Town West went on - he again lost the name in 1924 to avoid confusion with the nearby station, Kentish Town.

By 1981, only trains of the North London Line stopped in Gospel Oak, trains from Barking wrong after all Kentish Town, although a compound of Gospel Oak was, which was, however, reserved for the freight. In 1981, due to Thameslink construction complex Kentish Town / St. Pancras all passenger trains newly performed by Gospel Oak, the connection to the Midland Main Line serves since only the freight.

Currently, renovations are completed, on the one hand to allow more trains, on the other hand, they are extended for the use of longer trains on both lines, the platforms on the NLL and the route to Barking.

Future

In the medium term construction projects are provided to conduct direct trains from Barking to Clapham Junction station about the station. So far, the distance from Barking ends at a terminal platform, the dual direct connection to the NLL travels around the station and flows east of Hampstead Heath in the NLL. For additional platforms are planned on the direct connection, but these would have to be carefully planned as a result of key freight.

Currently the quarter hour will be prepared on the way to Barking.

Operation

• Richmond - Stratford: 4 trains per hour
• Gospel Oak - Barking: 2 trains per hour