Alexandra Palace railway station
Alexandra Palace 
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The station buildings at street level
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 Alexandra Palace
Location of Alexandra Palace in Greater London
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| Location | Wood Green |
| Local authority | London Borough of Haringey |
| Managed by | Great Northern |
| Station code | AAP |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.157 million |
| – interchange |
56,081 |
| 2012–13 |
1.197 million |
| – interchange |
 47,208 |
| 2013–14 |
1.282 million |
| – interchange |
56,487 |
| 2014–15 |
1.420 million |
| – interchange |
43,985 |
| 2015–16 |
1.686 million |
| – interchange |
85,548 |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1859 | Station opens as Wood Green |
| 1 August 1864 | Station renamed Wood Green (Alexandra Park) |
| 18 March 1971 | Station renamed Wood Green |
| 17 May 1982 | Station renamed Alexandra Palace |
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| WGS84 | 51°35′54″N 0°07′11″W / 51.5983°N 0.1197°WCoordinates: 51°35′54″N 0°07′11″W / 51.5983°N 0.1197°W |
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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 Zone 3. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by Great Northern. Trains mostly go to and from Moorgate on weekdays and weekends.
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 (Wood Green) was on the Palace Gates Line.
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.
It is proposed that the station should be a terminus on Crossrail 2.
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 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 Wood Green on 18 March 1971, but was again renamed, this time to Alexandra Palace, on 17 May 1982.
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