Calling at... British railway stations: Seven Sisters (SVS)

Seven Sisters is a stop on the London Underground's Victoria Line in North London between Finsbury Park and Tottenham Hale. It is also a stop on the London Overground's Enfield & Cheshunt Line between Stamford Hill and Bruce Grove.

LO 710 106 arrives with a London Liverpool Street bound service

Information
Type:	Transport for London (London Overground & London Underground Victoria Line)
Station code:	SVS
Opened:	1872
Platforms:	5

The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway in 1872 on it's Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway line. The London Underground Victoria Line part of the station was opened in 1968. A new combined entrance for both parts of the station was built replacing the original GER entrance. The Underground part of the station has three platforms, one for terminating services. Seven Sisters is the close to the Victoria Line's depot at Northumberland Park [1].

The National Rail part of the station was served by Greater Anglia until 2015 when most services were taken over by the London Overground. A small number of Greater Anglia services still serve the station at peak times.