Alexandra Palace railway station (originally named
Wood Green and later
Wood Green (Alexandra Park)) 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.
Oyster card readers were installed at the station during 2008 and activated on 2 January 2010 for use with the Oyster Pay As You Go System.
It is the only surviving station of three that have served
Alexandra Palace.
Alexandra Palace, sited actually at the palace, was on the Highgate - Alexandra Palace line, and
Palace Gates was on the
Palace Gates Line.
In Autumn 2008, a new SHERE self-service
ticket machine, accepting both cash and credit cards, was installed here (and similarly at other local FCC stations).
Just outside the station to the north is
Bounds Green Depot, used for storage and maintenance of the high speed trains used on the
East Coast Main Line. A line adjacent to the station platforms is used by
shunters moving carriages and engines around in the depot.
History
The station was opened by the
Great Northern Railway (GNR) on 1 May 1859 as
Wood Green, being renamed to
Wood Green (Alexandra Park) in <!-- Butt gives both 1 June and 1 August --> 1864. The GNR became part of the
London and North Eastern Railway during the
Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the
Eastern Region of British Railways on
nationalisation in 1948. The station reverted to its original name of......
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