Leytonstone High Road railway station

"Leytonstone railway station" redirects here. For the London Underground station, see Leytonstone tube station.
Leytonstone High Road London Overground
Leytonstone High Road
Location of Leytonstone High Road in Greater London
Location Leytonstone
Local authority London Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed by London Overground
Owner Network Rail
Station code LER
DfT category E
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 3
OSI Leytonstone London Underground [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10 Decrease 0.245 million[2]
2010–11 Increase 0.416 million[2]
2011–12 Increase 0.587 million[2]
2012–13 Increase 0.733 million[2]
2013–14 Increase 0.859 million[2]
2014–15 Increase 1.002 million[2]
Key dates
1894 Opened as Leytonstone
1 May 1949 renamed
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WGS84 51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087Coordinates: 51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087
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Leytonstone High Road station is a railway station in Leytonstone, London in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line, between Leyton Midland Road and Wanstead Park. It has two platforms that are elevated approximately 20 feet (6.1 m) above ground level, each of which contains a metal shelter, covered but not completely enclosed. Ticket machines and Oyster validators (for touching in and out) are installed under the arch at the foot of the stairs.

Although the railway crosses over the London Underground's Central line almost immediately north west of the station, there is no direct interchange - Leytonstone station is about a 10-minute walk away. Despite the distance, travellers using Oyster cards can make the interchange as part of a single journey.

Service

The service has been gradually improved to provide four trains per hour in each direction on all days.[3] The last trains in each direction run at about 11:30pm. Services are being replaced by buses from June 2016 until February 2017 whilst the line is being electrified (to allow major infrastructure improvements to be carried out).

History

The station opened on 9 July 1894 as "Leytonstone" with the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway. Originally, wagons were lowered from the arches to the ground-level goods yard by means of a hydraulic hoist. The station was renamed to its present name on 1 May 1949.[4] The original wooden platform buildings were destroyed by fire in the 1950s.[5]

Ticket barriers were installed in 2016.

Connections

London Buses routes 257 and W14 and night route N8 serve the station.

References

  1. ↑ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ↑ http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/projectsandschemes/15409.aspx
  4. ↑ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
  5. ↑ http://www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk/history.htm
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