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{{Infobox London station
| name             = Seven Sisters
| image_name       = Seven Sisters Station (1).jpg
| caption          = One of the London Underground subway entrances to Seven Sisters station
| symbol           = underground
| symbol2          = overground 
| symbol3          = 
| manager          = [[London Underground]]<br />[[London Overground]]
| fare_zone        = 3
| locale           = [[Seven Sisters, London|Seven Sisters]]
| borough          = [[London Borough of Haringey]]
| years1           = 22 July 1872
| years2           = 1 January 1878
| years3           = 7 January 1963
| years4           = 1 September 1968
| events1          = Opened (GER)
| events2          = Opened (Palace Gates Line)
| events3          = Closed (Palace Gates Line)
| events4          = Opened (Victoria line)
| platforms        = 5
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| railcode         = SVS
| coordinates      = {{coord|51.5822|-0.0753|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
| interchange      = [[South Tottenham railway station|South Tottenham]] {{rail-interchange|london|overground}}
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'''Seven Sisters''' is an [[interchange station]] in the [[Seven Sisters, London|Seven Sisters]] area of the [[London Borough of Haringey]], [[North London]]. It is on the [[Victoria line]] of the [[London Underground]] and the Weaver line on the [[Lea Valley lines]] of the [[London Overground]]. The station is {{convert|350|m|ft}} walk away from [[South Tottenham railway station|South Tottenham]] station on the [[Suffragette line]] of the Overground, forming an official [[out-of-station interchange]].

The station is in [[London fare zone 3]] and has two entrances/exits: one on Tottenham High Road, and the other on Seven Sisters Road. It is the closest tube station to the [[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium]]. On the Victoria line, the station is between [[Finsbury Park station|Finsbury Park]] and [[Tottenham Hale station|Tottenham Hale]] stations. On the Weaver line, it is between [[Stamford Hill railway station|Stamford Hill]] and [[Bruce Grove railway station|Bruce Grove]] stations.

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==History==
The station was constructed by the [[Great Eastern Railway]] (GER) on its [[Stoke Newington & Edmonton Railway]] line and opened on 22 July 1872.{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=208}} On 1 January 1878, the GER opened a branch line, the [[Palace Gates Line]], from Seven Sisters station to [[Noel Park and Wood Green railway station|Noel Park]] and later that year to [[Palace Gates (Wood Green) railway station|Palace Gates (Wood Green) station]].

The [[Palace Gates Line]] was closed by [[British Rail]] in 1963 for passengers and 1964 for freight, with the branch line track and platforms at Seven Sisters later removed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/Palace_Gates_line.html|title=Abandoned Stations}}</ref>  The single track curve to {{rws|South Tottenham}} used by these trains en route to Tottenham Hale, Stratford and {{rws|North Woolwich}} remained open however, and over the years has been used by a [[Parliamentary train|"Parliamentary"]] service between Liverpool Street and Enfield Town to avoid the need to institute closure proceedings for that curve, as well as the one linking South Tottenham with the [[West Anglia Main Line]] at Tottenham South Junction and even the Coppermill Junction to Stratford line for some years prior to its reopening to regular passenger trains in 2005.  In the spring 2025 timetable, two trains (the 23:42 Enfield Town to Liverpool Street on Mondays to Thursdays and the 05:30 Liverpool Street to Enfield Town on Saturdays) both use this route and stop at the station.

On 24 July 1967, planning permission was granted to convert the station for London Underground use.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.planningservices.haringey.gov.uk/portal/servlets/ApplicationSearchServlet?PKID=102297|title=OLD/1967/0757|quote=Seven Sisters Railway Station, Land Junction Seven Sisters Road/Westerfield Road … Conversion of new station for Victoria Line.|access-date=1 August 2013|work=Online Planning Service|publisher=Haringey Council|date=5 April 2005}}</ref> The first section of the Victoria line opened on 1 September 1968, serving Seven Sisters,{{sfn|Butt|1995|p=208}} although a shared entrance and interchange facilities with the surface station were not opened until December 1968. The original GER entrance to the station was situated in West Green Road at the north end of the surface station, but the new combined entrance was opened in [[Seven Sisters Road]] at the south end on the site of a former wood merchants' yard, connecting to the west end of the Victoria line platforms. The original (1872) entrance was closed at that time.
The National Rail platforms are not at street level. Platform 1 (towards London Liverpool Street) is accessed by twin staircases. Platform 2 (towards Enfield Town & Cheshunt) has a staircase and an "up" escalator.

A second entrance at the east end includes the main Victoria line ticket hall, and is accessed via subways on each side of High Road just north of the junction with Seven Sisters Road.  There are three Victoria line platforms at Seven Sisters, with one platform reserved for services which terminate at the station to return to the depot or reverse back into central London, although a connection is available for trains to continue to [[Walthamstow Central station|Walthamstow Central]].
[[File:Seven Sisters Station (5).jpg|alt= The two London Overground and National Rail platforms at Seven Sisters Station|thumb|The two London Overground platforms at Seven Sisters Station]]
The distance between Seven Sisters and Finsbury Park stations on the Victoria line is {{convert|3.15|km|abbr=in}} making it the longest distance between adjacent stations in deep level tunnels on the [[London Underground]] network.<ref>[https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/1779/response/5516/attach/3/Inter%20station%20database.xls] ''[[WhatDoTheyKnow]]'' 15 September 2008</ref> During the planning phase of the Victoria line, thought was given to converting [[Manor House tube station|Manor House]] into a Victoria line station and diverting the [[Piccadilly line]] in new tunnels directly from Finsbury Park to [[Turnpike Lane tube station|Turnpike Lane]] via [[Harringay Green Lanes railway station|Harringay Green Lanes]], but the idea was abandoned because of the inconvenience this would cause, as well as the cost.

On 31 May 2015, the station and most National Rail services that call here transferred from [[Greater Anglia|Abellio Greater Anglia]] to [[London Overground]].<ref>[http://www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2014/may/tfl-appoints-london-overground-operator-to-run-additional-services TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services] [[Transport for London]] 28 May 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.railpro.co.uk/news/?idArticles=2024 TfL count on LOROL for support] ''[[Rail Professional]]'' 28 May 2014</ref>

During summer 2015, there was no Victoria line service between Seven Sisters and [[Walthamstow Central]] to facilitate works outside of Walthamstow Central station, which would boost capacity along the line.<ref>[http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/11795728.Victoria_line_section_to_close_for_almost_a_month/?ref=eb] ''[[The Guardian]]'' 26 February 2015</ref>

Most Greater Anglia Services (on the Liverpool Street to {{rws|Hertford East}} and Bishops Stortford route) were withdrawn from this station at the May 2023 timetable change. However, some late evening and early morning Greater Anglia services still call.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cambridge and Stansted Airport to London Liverpool Street |url=https://www.greateranglia.co.uk/media/13856/download?inline |website=Greater Anglia Timetables}}</ref>

== Services ==
===Weaver line (London Overground)===
Seven Sisters is located on the [[Weaver line]] of the [[London Overground]], with all services operated using {{brc|710}} [[Electric multiple unit|EMUs]].

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2025|17}}</ref>
* 4 tph to [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]]
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Cheshunt}}
* 2 tph to {{stnlnk|Enfield Town}}

===Victoria line (London Underground)===
The typical off-peak [[London Underground]] service on the [[Victoria line]] in trains per hour is:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/tube/timetable/victoria/|title=Victoria Line Timetable|work=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=9 July 2024}}</ref>
* 27 tph to {{stn|Walthamstow Central}}
* 27 tph to {{lus|Brixton}} via [[London Victoria station|Victoria]]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

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  |system2=London Underground
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== Future ==
In May 2013 it was announced that the station would be on the latest proposed route for [[Crossrail 2]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-22522884|title=Consultation on Crossrail 2 routes|date=14 May 2013|via=bbc.co.uk|newspaper=BBC News}}</ref> with a double-ended underground station built linking [[South Tottenham railway station|South Tottenham]] and Seven Sisters stations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consultations.tfl.gov.uk/crossrail2/october2015/user_uploads/s3.pdf|title = Have Your Say Transport for London}}</ref>

==Connections==
The station is served by a number of [[London Buses]] day and night time routes.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/stop/HUBSVS/seven-sisters|title=Seven Sisters|website=Transport for London|access-date=10 October 2020}}</ref>

Seven Sisters is the nearest station on the London Underground network to [[Tottenham Hotspur Stadium]] and footfall is heavy on home match days.

==References==
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==External links==
{{Commons category|Seven Sisters station}}
* {{stn art lnk|SVS|N155DR}}
* [http://www.subbrit.org.uk/sb-sites/stations/s/seven_sisters/index.shtml Disused stations - closed Palace Gate branch platforms]
* [https://www.ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/collections-online/photographs London Transport Museum Photographic Archive]
** {{LTM archive|1998-86900|Subway entrance to Seven Sisters Underground station in 1969}}
** {{LTM archive|1998-51375|Station platform in 1974}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20060923193547/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7069/lt7sisters.gif See How they Run] - Plan showing layout of Seven Sisters station below ground (archived from [https://web.archive.org/web/20000603222136/http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Acropolis/7069/lt7sisters.gif  the original] on 23 September 2006)
*[https://www.branchline.uk/rail_chronology/PSUL/2025.pdf Passenger Services Over Unusual Lines, 2025 Edition] Trains that use the Severn Sisters Junction to South Tottenham West Junction curve (page 7).

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