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Location notes
Harringay Park Junction is in a quiet suburban area of leafy North London, almost equidistant between Harringay and Crouch Hill stations. It forms a link between the Gospel Oak - Barking line and the ECML.
The junction has the added attraction of a BR-era signalbox and semaphore signals in a tree-lined cutting.
The junction has the added attraction of a BR-era signalbox and semaphore signals in a tree-lined cutting.
Railway type and traffic
There is a half-hourly passenger services on the line operated by 3 Class 150s which shuttle between Gospel Oak and Barking.
Timetabled freight services are operated by DB Schenker, Freightliner and GBRf using 59s 66s and 67s.
Timetabled freight services are operated by DB Schenker, Freightliner and GBRf using 59s 66s and 67s.
Environment
The junction lies in an upmarket suburban area of North London bordering Crouch End, Stroud Green, Hornsey and Finsbury Park. It is a safe area with little crime. The only place you are likely to get 'mugged' is in some of the overly-expensive restaurants nearby!
Road directions
This location is just off the junction Stapleton Hall Rd and Ferme Park Road, less than a mile from Finsbury Park.
Follow the A1 into London and after Upper Holloway Station take the left turn into 'Marlborough Road. Continue along crossing the Hornsey Road into Hanley Road and then on to Stapleton Hall Road and you will reach the location.
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Follow the A1 into London and after Upper Holloway Station take the left turn into 'Marlborough Road. Continue along crossing the Hornsey Road into Hanley Road and then on to Stapleton Hall Road and you will reach the location.
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Parking
You can park in any of the streets nearby, or even right over the railway on Oakfield Road, which is the overbridge to the East of the Junction.
Public transport
There are a number of public transport options:
BR: Catch a train to Harringay or Finsbury Park stations. Or a service to Crouch Hill station on the Gospel Oak - Barking line.
Tube: Piccadilly or Victoria lines to Finsbury Park.
Bus. The W3 bus starts from Finsbury Park station and runs right past the junction. Alight at the stop just past the shops one Ferme Park Road, once you have gone under the old railway bridge which carries the 'Parkland Walk' (this was the old railway line from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace).
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BR: Catch a train to Harringay or Finsbury Park stations. Or a service to Crouch Hill station on the Gospel Oak - Barking line.
Tube: Piccadilly or Victoria lines to Finsbury Park.
Bus. The W3 bus starts from Finsbury Park station and runs right past the junction. Alight at the stop just past the shops one Ferme Park Road, once you have gone under the old railway bridge which carries the 'Parkland Walk' (this was the old railway line from Finsbury Park to Alexandra Palace).
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Amenities
There are no public toilets, but there is a nearby pub on Ferme Park Road (The Nicholas Nickleby) or at the junction of Stapleton Hall Road and Stroud Green Road.
As well as the pub, there is a chippy, fast food emporium and a supermarket in the row of shops on Ferme Park Road, 10 minutes walk away are plenty more. There is an excellent Indian Veggie restaurant - the 'Jai Krishna') on Stroud Green Rd, back towards Finsbury Park.
As well as the pub, there is a chippy, fast food emporium and a supermarket in the row of shops on Ferme Park Road, 10 minutes walk away are plenty more. There is an excellent Indian Veggie restaurant - the 'Jai Krishna') on Stroud Green Rd, back towards Finsbury Park.
Accommodation
As this is London, there are plenty of places to stay - too numerous to mention.
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Photographic notes
On a sunny morning the best location is Oakfield Road over bridge, where you can get good shots of Eastbound trains. But beware, the fence is high and you will need stepladders. This road bridge also crosses the single line Harringay Curve from the ECML and is a great location to get shots of the GBRf Metronet trains coming down from Ferme Park Yard. You don't need ladders for this as the corrugated fence has been partly replaced with railings.
Otherwise, shots looking East from Lancaster Road are good at anytime if it is cloudy, or in the afternoon if it is sunny. Currently, most freight heads West in the afternoons, so this is perfect. For a higher viewpoint, go up onto the old railway bridge on the Parkland Walk behind you. This allows you to look right down on the junction and is ideal with a short (or long) telephoto lens.
Otherwise, shots looking East from Lancaster Road are good at anytime if it is cloudy, or in the afternoon if it is sunny. Currently, most freight heads West in the afternoons, so this is perfect. For a higher viewpoint, go up onto the old railway bridge on the Parkland Walk behind you. This allows you to look right down on the junction and is ideal with a short (or long) telephoto lens.
General views - All photographs © Paul Bigland unless otherwise stated
Fig 1 - Looking west
A working on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line.
Fig 2 - Looking west
A freight coming off the East Coast Main Line from Harringay.
Fig 3 - Looking east
Climbing off the line from Gospel Oak to join the East Coast Main Line.
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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.
