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{{Short description|Former National Rail station in London, England}}
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{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox London station
| name             = Angel Road
| image_name       = File:Edmonton, Angel Road railway station - geograph.org.uk - 848642.jpg
| caption          = A class 317 [[Stansted Express]] train in the station
| original         = [[Northern and Eastern Railway]]
| pregroup         = [[Great Eastern Railway]]
| postgroup        = [[London and North Eastern Railway]]
| locale           = [[Edmonton (London)|Edmonton]]
| borough          = [[London Borough of Enfield]]
| events1          = Opened as ''Edmonton''<ref name="autogenerated11"/>
| years1           = 15 September 1840
| events2          = Renamed ''Water Lane''<ref name="auto">{{cite web|last=Catford|first=Nick|title=Lower Edmonton Low Level|url=http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/l/lower_edmonton_low_level/|work=Disused Stations site record|publisher=Nick Catford|access-date=12 May 2013}}</ref>
| years2           = 1 March 1849
| events3          = Renamed ''Angel Road''<ref name="autogenerated11"/>
| years3           = 1 January 1864
| events4          = Closed 
| years4           = 31 May 2019<ref name="www.nationalrail.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/AGR/details.html|title=National Rail Enquiries – Station facilities for Angel Road|access-date=28 May 2019|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820002350/https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/AGR/details.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| replace=[[Meridian Water railway station|Meridian Water]]
| platforms        = 2
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'''Angel Road''' was a railway station in [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]] in the [[London Borough of Enfield]], north London, on the [[Lea Valley lines|Lea Valley line]] that forms part of the [[West Anglia Main Line]], {{convert|7|mi|57|chain|km}} down the line from [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]]. It was between {{rws|Northumberland Park}} and {{rws|Ponders End}} in [[List of stations in London fare zone 4|Travelcard zone 4]] and had the three-letter station code AGR. It is located beneath the [[A406]] flyover of Meridian Way, and was accessed via a footpath from Conduit Lane, on an adjacent flyover to the north. The station's immediate surroundings include non-manufacturing industrial businesses and a former gas works.

In 2016–17 it was the least-used station in London, with an estimated 33,500 passenger entries/exits. Angel Road closed permanently to the general public on 31 May 2019 and was replaced by {{rws|Meridian Water}} station, which opened on 3 June 2019 and is located {{convert|580|m|yd|order=flip}} south of Angel Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/angel-road-rail-station-closure-may-2019|title=Angel Road rail station closure: May 2019|website=GOV.UK}}</ref>

==History==

The station was opened on 15 September 1840 by the [[Northern and Eastern Railway]] as "Edmonton", although it was situated {{convert|0.75|mi|1}} from Edmonton village.<ref name="autogenerated11">Great Eastern Railway Society Journal volume 61 page 11 Dave Taylor January 1990</ref>

The Northern and Eastern Railway was leased by the [[Eastern Counties Railway]] in 1844, which took over operation of the line. The line was initially laid to a gauge of {{Track gauge|5ft|lk=on}} but that had already been identified as non-standard, and between 5 September and 7 October 1844 the whole network was re-laid to {{Track gauge|sg|allk=on|first=imp}}.

The [[Eastern Counties Railway]] renamed the station "Water Lane" on 1 March 1849, after it became a junction, following the opening of a branch to [[Lower Edmonton (low level) railway station|Lower Edmonton]] to the north-west.<ref name="auto"/> The station was taken over by the [[Great Eastern Railway]] in 1862 and renamed "Angel Road" on 1 January 1864. It had a small goods yard to the west and the Tottenham gas works was located to the south.<ref name="autogenerated11"/>

Following the [[Railways Act 1921|grouping]] of 1923, Angel Road became part of the [[London and North Eastern Railway]]. Regular passenger services ceased on the Lower Edmonton line in 1939, although it was still used as a diversionary route.

With [[Transport Act 1947|nationalisation]] in 1948 the station came under the control of the [[Eastern Region of British Railways]]. Freight services ceased in 1964 on the Lower Edmonton line and that route was lifted the following year.

The Lea Valley line between Copper Mill Junction and [[Cheshunt railway station|Cheshunt]] was electrified at [[25 kV AC railway electrification|25 kV AC]] in 1969.<ref>Great Eastern Railway Society Journal volume 122 pages 25 Rodger Green April 2005</ref> Prior to the completion of electrification, passenger services between Cheshunt and London through Angel Road were normally operated by [[British Rail Class 125|Class 125]] [[diesel multiple unit]]s, which had been purpose-built for the line in 1958.

When [[British Rail brand names|sectorisation]] was introduced in 1986, the station was served by [[Network SouthEast]] until the [[privatisation of British Rail]] in 1994. With privatisation, management of the state-owned track and signals passed to [[Railtrack]], which was succeeded by [[Network Rail]] in 2004.

In August 2002, signalling control of the relevant section of track was transferred to the Liverpool Street Integrated Electronic Control Centre (IECC).<ref>Great Eastern Railway Society Journal volume 135 page 14 Chris Cook (photo caption) July 2008</ref>

==Management companies==
Following privatisation in 1994, management of the station was allocated to a business unit before being taken over by [[West Anglia Great Northern]] (WAGN) in January 1997, at the time owned by [[Prism Rail]]. [[National Express]] acquired the franchise holder in July 2000. The WAGN franchise was replaced in 2003 by the [[National Express East Anglia|One]] franchise, later renamed National Express East Anglia. In February 2012, operation of the station changed once again with [[Abellio Greater Anglia]] taking over the franchise.

==Closure==
{{See also|Meridian Water railway station}}

The [[London Borough of Enfield]] announced in January 2014 that a new station, named "Meridian Water", and some {{convert|600|m|yd}} to the south, would be constructed as an integral part of the proposed [[Meridian Water]] development.<ref>[http://www.enfield.gov.uk/info/1000000665/improving_meridian_water/2366/angel_road_station_and_rail_improvements London Borough of Enfield rail improvements] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140706043407/http://www.enfield.gov.uk/info/1000000665/improving_meridian_water/2366/angel_road_station_and_rail_improvements |date=6 July 2014 }} Retrieved 23 September 2014</ref> The new station is required to cope with the expected increase in passengers associated with the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-36395179 |title=10,000 homes to be built in Lee Valley to ease 'crisis' |publisher=BBC News |date=2016-05-27 |access-date=2017-03-24}}</ref>

A public consultation was held, in which 78% of consultants opined that the footbridge should be moved to [[Pilning railway station]] to replace one removed in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/771998/proposed-closure-of-angel-road-station-summary-of-responses.pdf |title=Proposed closure of Angel Road station Summary of the responses|access-date=3 August 2023}}</ref>

The new station was expected to open in May 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Marshall|first1=Geoff|title=Meridian Water Station Under Construction|website=[[YouTube]] |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9TnKYjs6eZE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211213/9TnKYjs6eZE |archive-date=2021-12-13 |url-status=live|access-date=6 February 2018}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In August 2018, the [[Department for Transport]] began a consultation on the proposal to close Angel Road.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/734046/angel-road-station-closure-notice.pdf |title=Railways Act 2005 - Proposal By Operator To Close Angel Road Station |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/735007/angel-road-station-closure-consultation.pdf |title=Angel Road Station Closure |access-date=4 August 2023}}</ref> On 24 January 2019, the DfT announced that Angel Road would officially close on 19 May, with Meridian Water opening on the same day.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/angel-road-rail-station-closure-may-2019|title=Angel Road rail station closure: May 2019}}</ref> The closure of the station was ratified by the [[Office of Rail and Road]] on 11 April,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://orr.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/40977/Closure-Ratification-notice-Angel-Road.pdf|title=Closure Ratification Notice – Angel Road station}}</ref> although the closure date was subsequently rescheduled for 31 May.<ref name="www.nationalrail.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/AGR/details.html|title=National Rail Enquiries – Station facilities for Angel Road|access-date=28 May 2019|archive-date=20 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220820002350/https://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/AGR/details.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
* {{Butt-Stations}}
* {{Jowett-Nationalised}}

==External links==
*{{gbmapping|TQ351922}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvjjDlEQXVI Angel Road – Least Used Station in London] 2018 YouTube video by [[Geoff Marshall]] about the station.

{{Historical Rail Start}}
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|next     = [[Lower Edmonton railway station|Lower Edmonton (Low Level)]]<br /><small>''Line and station closed''</small> 
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|col      = {{GER colour}} }}
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{{Commons category|Angel Road railway station}}
{{Disused railway stations of London}}
{{Transport in London}}

[[Category:Former Great Eastern Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840]]
[[Category:Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Enfield]]
[[Category:Edmonton, London]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 2019]]