Greater Anglia full journey Bishops Stortford to Stratford 17/07/2025

Journey back to Stratford from Bishops Stortford onboard 720128 working 2S49 1715 Bishops Stortford to Stratford calling at Sawbridgeworth, Harlow Mill, Harlow Town, Roydon, Broxbourne, Cheshunt, Enfield Lock, Meridian Water, Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale, Lea Bridge and Stratford. On this route, oyster and contactless are only valid between Stratford and Broxbourne (including the Hertford East branch), although there are plans for contactless (not oyster) to be extended towards Bishops Stortford and Stansaid Airport which will take place on 14th December 2025. After 720128 arrived into Stratford, it did the 2O02 1817 to Hertford East and not just Meridian Water like I originally thought.
There are some services between Stratford and Hertford East:
Northbound:
2O60 0552 Liverpool Street to Hertford East (goes via Stratford instead of Hackney Downs)
2O46 0636 Stratford to Hertford East
2O88 1630 Stratford to Hertford East
2O48 1717 Stratford to Hertford East
2O02 1817 Stratford to Hertford East
Southbound:
2O05 0621 Hertford East to Stratford
2O61 0721 Hertford East to Stratford
2O63 0751 Hertford East to Stratford
Short platforms on this route (10 car services only, southbound):
Front 7 coaches - Harlow Mill, Roydon, Waltham Cross, Ponders End, Meridian Water, Northumberland Park, Tottenham Hale (Platform 2 only), and Lea Bridge
Rear 6 coaches - Enfield Lock and Brimsdown
According to ‪@soaps1983‬ and ‪@rossmarks7856‬ I need to "be quiet" which isn't always possible, as people on trains have no proper etiquette these days. People talking out loud (especially on the phone), playing music and videos out loud and even vaping seems to be very common!
‪@roychivers8134‬ ‪@SamStorey-z3u‬
Not my fault this time guys, blame the people who got on at Cheshunt, Enfield Lock, etc. Also blame Greater Anglia for running 5 coaches between Stratford and Tottenham Hale. Do they not have enough 720s?
It started to get busy the closer we got to London, starting from Cheshunt.
Hopefully it won't be as chaotic next time I go on a 720 and also without the talking, especially if you don't want me talking at the same time as the automated announcements, which I'm guessing is why y'all don't like me talking. Y'all are probably interested in automated announcements. If so then I understand, as I'm interested in automated announcements as well, in case you can't tell.
0:00 - Bishops Stortford (START) - Change for Greater Anglia services to Stansaid Airport ✈️ and Cambridge as 720128 arrives into Platform 2 as the 5S99 from Cambridge Sidings North while 720538 is in Platform 1 working 1H80 1628 Liverpool Street to Cambridge
1:03 - Doors opening
2:38 - Announcements voiced by Julie Berry switched on
3:39 - Bishops Stortford departure
6:18 - Approaching Sawbridgeworth
7:47 - Sawbridgeworth arrival
8:25 - Sawbridgeworth departure
9:54 - Approaching Harlow Mill
11:11 - Harlow Mill arrival
11:46 - Harlow Mill departure
12:37 - Approaching Harlow Town
14:05 - Harlow Town - Change for Greater Anglia services to Stansaid Airport ✈️
14:45 - Harlow Town departure
16:22 - Approaching Roydon
17:49 - Roydon arrival
18:25 - Roydon departure
20:02 - Approaching Broxbourne
23:22 - Broxbourne - Change for Greater Anglia services to Rye House, St Margarets (Hertfordshire), Ware and Hertford East
24:21 - 720528 + 720140 passing through working 1B00 1710 Liverpool Street to Stansaid Airport ✈️
25:41 - 745009 passing through working 1B93 1715 Stansaid Airport ✈️ to Liverpool Street
28:03 - Broxbourne departure
30:03 - Approaching Cheshunt
31:37 - Cheshunt - Change for London Overground Weaver line
32:08 - Cheshunt departure
33:40 - Waltham Cross
34:26 - Approaching Enfield Lock
35:14 - Enfield Lock arrival
35:52 - Enfield Lock departure
37:06 - Brimsdown
37:45 - Ponders End
38:54 - Approaching Meridian Water
39:35 - Angel Road (closed 31st May 2019)
40:18 - Meridian Water arrival
40:53 - Meridian Water departure
41:34 - Approaching Northumberland Park
42:21 - Northumberland Park - Exit for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
42:55 - Northumberland Park departure
43:55 - Approaching Tottenham Hale
44:40 - Tottenham Hale - Change for London Underground Victoria line and Greater Anglia services to Liverpool Street
45:37 - Tottenham Hale departure
47:27 - Approaching Lea Bridge
48:51 - Lea Bridge arrival
49:34 - Lea Bridge departure
51:51 - Approaching Stratford, where this train terminates
54:09 - Stratford (END) - Change for London Underground Central and Jubilee lines, DLR including trains to London City Airport ✈️, Elizabeth line, London Overground Mildmay line and Greater Anglia services to Liverpool Street, Southend Airport ✈️, Braintree, Colchester Town, Clacton-on-Sea, Ipswich and Norwich