Editing London Borough of Enfield (section)

==Transport==
In 1840 the first section of the [[Northern and Eastern Railway]] was opened from [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] to [[Broxbourne]], with stations at Water Lane ([[Angel Road railway station|Angel Road]]) and [[Ponders End railway station|Ponders End]]. Further stations were added in 1855 at [[Enfield Lock railway station|Enfield Lock]] ([[Royal Small Arms Factory]]) and 1884 at [[Brimsdown railway station|Brimsdown]]. A branch line from Water Lane to [[Enfield Town railway station|Enfield Town]] was opened in 1849 serving [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]] Low Level and Enfield Town. A further station was added in 1880 at [[Bush Hill Park railway station|Bush Hill Park]]. The [[Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway|direct line]] from London to Enfield Town was opened in 1872 with stations at Silver Street and Lower Edmonton (now called Edmonton Green). In 1891, a loop from Edmonton serving [[Southbury railway station|Southbury]] (Churchbury) and [[Turkey Street railway station|Turkey Street]] (Forty Hill) to [[Cheshunt railway station|Cheshunt]] on the main line was added. The Cheshunt and Enfield Town services are currently served by [[London Overground]].

In 1871 the [[Great Northern Railway (Great Britain)|Great Northern Railway]] opened [[Enfield Chase railway station|its station]] on Windmill Hill. This was later replaced in 1910 when the line was extended to [[Cuffley railway station|Cuffley]]. This section of railway is now part of the line commonly known as the [[Hertford Loop Line|Hertford Loop]].
[[File:Arnos Grove Station (25).jpg|alt=Arnos Grove Station on the Piccadilly Line|thumb|Arnos Grove Station on the Piccadilly Line]]
Enfield is served by the [[Piccadilly line]] of the [[London Underground]] with stations at [[Arnos Grove tube station|Arnos Grove]], [[Southgate tube station|Southgate]], [[Oakwood tube station|Oakwood]] (named as Enfield West when it first opened) and [[Cockfosters tube station|Cockfosters]] (where the line terminates). Suburban [[London Overground]] and [[National Rail]] [[Thameslink and Great Northern|Great Northern]] services also run within the borough.

There are numerous bus services throughout the borough run by [[Transport for London]].

The main roads running through the borough include the [[A406 road|North Circular Road]], the [[M25 motorway|M25]], [[Green Lanes (London)|Green Lanes]], the [[A10 road (Great Britain)|A10]] and the old [[Hertford Road]] (A1010).

In March 2011, the main forms of transport that residents used to travel to work were: driving a car or van, 26.1% of all residents aged 16–74; underground, metro, light rail, tram, 8.2%; bus, minibus or coach, 8.2%; train, 7.3%; on foot, 4.0%; work mainly at or from home, 2.7%; passenger in a car or van, 1.6%.<ref>{{cite web|title=2011 Census: QS701EW Method of travel to work, local authorities in England and Wales|url=http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/rel/census/2011-census/key-statistics-and-quick-statistics-for-wards-and-output-areas-in-england-and-wales/rft-qs701ew.xls|publisher=Office for National Statistics|access-date=23 November 2013}} Percentages are of all residents aged 16–74 including those not in employment. Respondents could only pick one mode, specified as the journey's longest part by distance.</ref>