The Anonymous Widower

Before Crossrail 2 – Angel Road

Angel Road station is one for which there are big plans.

However, it will be on Crossrail 2 and will be one of the main features of the development at Meridian Water, which may give the station a new name.

This Google Map  shows the station and the surrounding area as I walked to the Tesco superstore to get a bus to Tottenham Hale.

Angel Road Station

It is not the most beautiful of stations and the walking route is pretty dreadful.

After I arrived, I walked Northwards along the line and then climbed up onto the flyover on a set of rusty steps, before walking alongside the road and under the North Circular Road, taking these pictures as I walked.

Angel Road must surely, be one of the most inaccessible stations for the able-bodied not just in London, but the whole of Europe.  No wonder it is the second least-used station in London. I shall have to visit Sudbury and Harrow Road station, which sees fewer passengers. The station is also so lacking in facilities, that there isn’t even a convenient place to drop or pick-up a passenger with a vehicle.

The one good thing about this truly dreadful station is that there is more than adequate space to put the two extra tracks for stopping trains and Crossrail 2 between the current West Anglia Main Line and the busy Meridian Way.

Short term plans for this station include an hourly service pattern. So when there is limited development at the station, which must include decent pedestrian access direct across Meridian Way from IKEA and Tesco with perhaps a footbridge with lifts, the prognosis for passenger numbers at the station can only be upwards.

July 20, 2015 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Angel Road Station, Before Crossrail 2, Crossrail 2, IKEA, Stations