the line in 1958. When sectorisation was introduced in 1986, the station was served by Network SouthEast until the privatisation of British Rail in 1994. With privatisation, management of the state-owned track and signals passed to Railtrack, which was succeeded by Network Rail in 2004. In August 2002, signalling control of the relevant section of track was transferred to the Liverpool Street Integrated Electronic Control Centre (IECC). Management companies Following privatisation in 1994, management of the station was allocated to a business unit before being taken over by West Anglia Great Northern (WAGN) in January 1997, at the time owned by Prism Rail. National Express acquired the franchise holder in July 2000. The WAGN franchise was replaced in 2003 by the One franchise, later renamed National Express East Anglia. In February 2012, operation of the station changed once again with Abellio Greater Anglia taking over the franchise. Closure The London Borough of Enfield announced in January 2014 that a new station, named "Meridian Water", and some to the south, would be constructed as an integral part of the proposed Meridian Water development. The new station is required to cope with the expected increase in passengers associated with the project. A public consultation was held, in which 78% of consultants opined that the footbridge should be moved to Pilning railway station to replace one removed in 2016. The new station was expected to open in May 2019. In August 2018, the Department for Transport began a consultation on the proposal to close Angel Road. On 24 January 2019, the DfT announced that Angel Road would officially close on 19 May, with Meridian Water opening on the same day. The closure of the station was ratified by the Office of Rail and Road on 11 April, although the closure date was subsequently rescheduled for 31 May. References Bibliography External links Angel Road – Least Used Station in London 2018 YouTube video by Geoff Marshall about the station. Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1840 Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Enfield Edmonton, London Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 2019