Silver Street railway station
Silver Street 
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 Silver Street
Location of Silver Street in Greater London
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| Location | Edmonton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Enfield |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Station code | SLV |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 0.670 million |
| 2012–13 |
0.716 million |
| 2013–14 |
0.815 million |
| 2014–15 |
0.888 million |
| 2015–16 |
1.390 million |
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| WGS84 | 51°36′54″N 0°04′01″W / 51.615°N 0.067°WCoordinates: 51°36′54″N 0°04′01″W / 51.615°N 0.067°W |
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Silver Street is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley Lines, located in Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield, north London. It is 7 miles 75 chains (12.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between White Hart Lane and Edmonton Green, on Sterling Way, close to Fore Street.
Its three-letter station code is SLV and it is in Travelcard zone 4.
Silver Street station is located on a long straight section of elevated track, on the route from Liverpool Street to Cheshunt and Enfield Town. Looking north, the platforms at Edmonton Green can be seen (there is just 50 chains (1.0 km) between the two stops) whilst looking south, trains leaving White Hart Lane are seen almost immediately as they leave that station (it being only 64 chains (1.3 km) from Silver Street).
The station takes its name from the street so-called which is recorded thus c. 1630 and which possibly alludes to silversmiths living in the area at that time or before. The street used to include the part of Sterling Way which now runs past the station.
Silver Street was originally a stop on the Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway and opened on 22 July 1872.
Several changes were made to Silver Street station in the early 1980s. Two wooden covered staircases leading up to the platforms were replaced by open-air concrete staircases. The northbound platform roof was removed and replaced with a simple brick shelter.
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