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Location notes
Camden Road is a junction on the North London Line (NLL) that runs between Richmond and Stratford or diverges to the West Coast Main Line.
Railway type and traffic
There is a regular London Overground passenger service using dual voltage class 378 units.
The North London Line also acts as the northern cross London artery for freight with trains from East Anglia crossing to reach the West Coast Main Line or Great Western Main Line. Also a few hundred yards to the east there is a steeply graded curve joining to the East Coast Main Line.
The North London Line also acts as the northern cross London artery for freight with trains from East Anglia crossing to reach the West Coast Main Line or Great Western Main Line. Also a few hundred yards to the east there is a steeply graded curve joining to the East Coast Main Line.
Link to Real Time Trains
RTT Link Camden Road
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Environment
Camden is a busy area with plenty of people passing through the station.
Road directions
Due to the parking restrictions in the area it is strongly advised that you travel to the location by public transport.
The station is located on Bonny Road, just off the A503.
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Camden Road map co-ordinates
The station is located on Bonny Road, just off the A503.
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Camden Road map co-ordinates
Parking
The local Sainsburys, about 5 minutess walk, has a car park which you could use, but only for a couple of hours. Roadside parking is mostly unavailable due to red routes, yellow lines and parking permit restrictions.
Public transport
London Overground operate a regular service to the stations from Richmond/Stratford or Clapham Junction.
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Amenities
There are toilets located in the station. Outside there are plenty of cafes and take aways.
Sun Compass
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Camden Road
Streetmap links
Camden Road general view map
Camden Road close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
Camden Road
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Camden Road
Googly map
Camden Road general view map
Camden Road close up map
Windows Local Live Link - image quality may vary
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Photographic notes
The station is on a raised section of track passing through this section of London and as such has little, other than the station fences, to cast shadows on passing traffic.
Most traffic that passes through the station will be travelling slowly as there is a permanent speed restriction across the bridge at the east of the platforms. The westbound platform has a disused portion at the west end that is a foot or so lower than the main platform allowing some of the under frame of passing trains to be viewed.
Most traffic that passes through the station will be travelling slowly as there is a permanent speed restriction across the bridge at the east of the platforms. The westbound platform has a disused portion at the west end that is a foot or so lower than the main platform allowing some of the under frame of passing trains to be viewed.
Links to photographs at this location
Rail-net - Stevenson
Rail-net - Final Days of the 56s
General views - All photographs © Marcus Dawson unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
The Camden Road Junction signal box can be seen in the background.
Fig 2 - Looking west
Fig 3 - Looking east
The station has an old style wooden canopy.
Fig 4 - Looking east
From the disused, hence the weeds, section of westbound platform the lower platform height provides a better view of the underside of westbound trains than the normal height platfrom would afford.
Fig 5 - Looking east
From the opposite platform looking east.
Fig 6 - Looking east
To the east of the station is a high sided bridge which has a speed restriction placed across it.
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The information on these pages is supplied for the benefit of railway enthusiasts who carry out a harmless hobby, and through the medium of photography and video, actually promote the railway industry. Railway enthusiasts can also act as eyes and ears against railway vandalism, and as such should surely be encouraged to do so by the supply of adequate information such as is found on this website.
This site has been created to assist railway photographers in their travels around the country. It is based on the personal knowledge and experience. No liability can be held against the web site or its contributions for incorrect information. Trainspots will endeavour to check all information and corrections will be accepted and posted accordingly.
Advice as to the locations general environment is given as a guide on each page. This information is a GUIDE only. ALWAYS be careful with your equipment, Trainspots can not be held responsible for your personal security. Avoid leaving your property on display for all to see, be aware of your surroundings at all times. There are, sadly, people who will not think twice about trying to steal your equipment.
Trainspots DOES NOT condone trespass and none of the information on this site should be taken as a right to trespass on either railway or private land. To the best of our knowledge all locations are publicly accessible areas, where they are not contact information will be given to the appropriate authority for permission to be obtained.
The content of this site is created and intended for all age ranges but the content of sites linked from this site are not subject to the same intentions. Trainspots will attempt to check links for validity but as time passes and the site grows this will not always be possible. Broken, or indeed updates to, links should be submitted to the editor for inclusion in the updates. All links external to the Trainspots site are opened in a new browser window. Trainspots has been running now for over 10 years and there are imitation sites and guides to railfotspots. But we are a free site and we continue on the path we started out on over a decade ago to provide a useful guide to UK Railway Photographic Locations.
