Services
As part of the programme to introduce four-car trains on the London Overground network, the North London Line between Gospel Oak and Stratford closed in February 2010; reopening 1 June 2010. This was to enable the installation of a new signalling system and the extension of 30 platforms. Engineering work continued until May 2011, during which reduced services operated and Sunday services were suspended.
Typical off-peak frequency at the station is four trains per hour westbound to Richmond via Highbury & Islington, Camden Road and Willesden Junction, two trains per hour westbound to Clapham Junction and six trains per hour eastbound to Stratford but service intervals vary from about seven minutes during rush-hours to 30 minutes on Sundays.
At Dalston Kingsland station the NLL was powered by both 25kV overhead AC and 750V third-rail DC systems and was the change-over point between current collection by pantographs and by shoes for passenger trains which are dual-system Class 378 electric multiple units (EMUs). For reliability, time and part of the NLL upgrade, the Third rail has now been removed and Overhead cables power the North London Line between Stratford and Acton Central.
In August 2002 a potentially serious railway accident was avoided near Dalston Kingsland when a passenger train was inadvertently diverted on to the goods line during emergency signalling. When the passenger train was reversing to its correct path a following goods train almost ran into it.
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