Cheshunt railway station
Cheshunt  
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The station in January 2008, after rebuilding works completed 2006
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 Cheshunt
Location of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire
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| Location | Cheshunt |
| Local authority | Borough of Broxbourne |
| Grid reference | TL366022 |
| Managed by | Abellio Greater Anglia |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | CHN |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 8 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.716 million |
| – interchange |
0.147 million |
| 2012–13 |
1.915 million |
| – interchange |
0.182 million |
| 2013–14 |
2.022 million |
| – interchange |
0.237 million |
| 2014–15 |
2.141 million |
| – interchange |
 0.237 million |
| 2015–16 |
2.247 million |
| – interchange |
0.284 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Eastern Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 31 May 1846 | Original station opened |
| 1 October 1891 | Station resited |
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| WGS84 | 51°42′11″N 0°01′26″W / 51.703°N 0.024°WCoordinates: 51°42′11″N 0°01′26″W / 51.703°N 0.024°W |
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Cheshunt railway station serves the town of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, England. It is on the West Anglia Main Line and the Lea Valley Lines, and train services are provided by Greater Anglia and London Overground.
Former franchise holder National Express East Anglia fulfilled a franchise commitment to extend the bay platform at Cheshunt to accommodate 8-coach trains (previously it could only accommodate up to 6 coaches). The works also involved replacing all existing station buildings, and replacing the station footbridge. Construction commenced in December 2005 and was largely complete by August 2006.
In the 2012 Summer Olympics, Cheshunt station (along with Waltham Cross, the next southbound station) was the main access point for the Broxbourne whitewater canoe and kayak slalom.
An Oyster Card extension to Cheshunt station was introduced on 2 January 2013, with the station in Travelcard zone 8.
The railway line from Stratford to Broxbourne was opened by the Northern & Eastern Railway on 15 September 1840. Cheshunt station itself was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1846.
The lines from Hackney Downs to Bishop's Stortford and Hertford East, including those through Cheshunt station, were electrified on 21 November 1960. The lines south from Cheshunt via Tottenham Hale were not electrified until 5 May 1969.
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