Potters Bar railway station

Potters Bar National Rail
The main entrance of the station
Potters Bar is located in Hertfordshire
Potters Bar
Potters Bar
Location of Potters Bar in Hertfordshire
LocationPotters Bar
Local authorityBorough of Hertsmere
Grid referenceTL249014
Managed byGreat Northern
Station code(s)PBR
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zoneB
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 2.043 million[2]
2019–20Increase 2.091 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.562 million[2]
2021–22Increase 1.417 million[2]
2022–23Increase 2.073 million[2]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Northern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
7 August 1850Opened as Potter's Bar
1 May 1923Renamed Potter's Bar and South Mimms
3 May 1971Renamed Potter's Bar
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°41′49″N 0°11′38″W / 51.697°N 0.194°W / 51.697; -0.194
London transport portal

Potters Bar railway station serves the town of Potters Bar in Hertfordshire, England. It is located on the Great Northern Route 12 miles 57 chains (20.5 km) north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line.[3][4] Potters Bar station is the highest on the East Coast Main Line between London King's Cross and York.

  1. ^ "Potters Bar Station Plan". National Rail Enquiries. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ Baker, S.K. (April 2007) [1977]. Rail Atlas Great Britain & Ireland (11th ed.). Hersham: Oxford Publishing Co. p. 25, section A1. ISBN 978-0-86093-602-2. 0704/K.
  4. ^ Padgett, David (October 2016) [1988]. Brailsford, Martyn (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 2: Eastern (4th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 15A. ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.