Cambridge Heath and London Fields Rail Users GroupHistory of Cambridge Heath and London FieldsOpening dates: Enfield Town first departure was 4.11am and last was 11.35pm. Modernisation and electrification 1955 Modernisation plan listed Enfield line and others for electrification. Jazz trains 1983 10-minute frequency restored to the Enfield line. "Jazz" train service 1992 May: Train service cut to peak hours only 1993 Rail privatisation 1996 May: Only 38 trains per day at peak times only 1996 December: Peak service increased to 44 trains a day 1997 The first privatised trains at Cambridge Heath and London Fields were run by WAGN, the West Anglia and Great Northern (owned by Prism Rail) 1998 May: Daytime trains introduced to boost service to 64 trains per day 2001 May: Evening and Saturdays services by train operator WAGN introduced to make 82 trains per day 2004 Service run by ONE Railway, subsidiary of National Express 2005 December: Extra peak services plus four trains per hour every day Mondays to Saturdays. 160 trains per day. One train per hour on Sundays. 2006 December: Sunday trains increased to two an hour. CCTV installed at both stations 2007 ONE Railway changed its name to National Express 2008 Oyster pay-as-you-go introduced at Cambridge Heath and London Fields 2011 Some peak hour trains cut at Cambridge Heath 2012 Abellio took over the train service from National Express 2013 Free wifi introduced at Cambridge Heath and London Fields stations 2015 May: London Overground took over train service from Abellio 2017 Community Rail Partnership set up to cover Enfield and Chingford lines Information from: 30.11.2021
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