The station was opened as Edmonton Green on July 22 1872 and was renamed to Lower Edmonton on July 1 1883 . The station was opened near the now closed Lower Edmonton ( low level ) railway station as `` Edmonton Green '' on July 22 , 1872 by the Great Eastern Railway ( GER ) on its new more direct line from central London . It was renamed `` Lower Edmonton '' on July 1 , 1883 .