Bethnal Green railway station

Bethnal Green
Station entrance
Bethnal Green Location of Bethnal Green in Greater London
Location	Bethnal Green
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Overground
Station code	BET
DfT category	F1
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10	0.516 million[1]
2010–11	0.617 million[1]
2011–12	0.666 million[1]
2012–13	0.709 million[1]
2013–14	0.815 million[1]
Key dates
1872	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°31′23″N 0°03′32″W / 51.523°N 0.059°W

Bethnal Green railway station is a station in Bethnal Green in East London. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Overground, on the Lea Valley Lines, and it is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station was formerly called Bethnal Green Junction and was also served by trains on the Great Eastern Main Line. Oyster card (pay as you go) was accepted at the station from 2 January 2008. The station is situated on Three Colts Lane and is within walking distance to Bethnal Green Road via Wilmot Street.

History

In 1872 the Great Eastern Railway opened a new branch to Hackney Downs; to serve this branch a new junction was built to the west of Cambridge Heath Road.

It also replaced a station called Mile End which was located on the eastern side of Cambridge Heath Road with a station immediately to the west of the new junction called Bethnal Green Junction. It served both of the Great Eastern Railway routes and had four platforms. In 1946 this station stopped serving the Great Eastern main line to Shenfield and two platforms were closed, though the remains of the Shenfield down platform are still visible. The Shenfield up (London-bound) platform was demolished and the tracks rearranged, coinciding with the swapping of services from the former fast tracks onto the former slow (resulting in the arrangement we see today). It is not known for certain when the station's name was changed, possibly when it ceased serving the Shenfield line.

The station and all services that called here were previously operated by Abellio Greater Anglia as part of the Greater Anglia franchise. On 31 May 2015 they transferred to London Overground concession holder London Overground Rail Operations.^[2][3]

Accidents and incidents

• On 4 September 1953, a passenger train was derailed when a set of points moved under it.^[4]

Train services

The following off-peak weekday services currently call at Bethnal Green:

Operator	Route	Material	Frequency
London Overground	London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Cambridge Heath - London Fields - Hackney Downs - Rectory Road - Stoke Newington - Stamford Hill - Seven Sisters - Bruce Grove - White Hart Lane - Silver Street - Edmonton Green - Southbury - Turkey Street - Theobalds Grove - Cheshunt	Class 315, Class 317	2x per hour
London Overground	London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Cambridge Heath - London Fields - Hackney Downs - Rectory Road - Stoke Newington - Stamford Hill - Seven Sisters - Bruce Grove - White Hart Lane - Silver Street - Edmonton Green - Bush Hill Park - Enfield Town	Class 315, Class 317	2x per hour
London Overground	London Liverpool Street - Bethnal Green - Hackney Downs - Clapton - St James Street - Walthamstow Central - Wood Street - Highams Park - Chingford	Class 315, Class 317	4x per hour

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
3. TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014
4. Hoole, Ken (1982). Trains in Trouble: Vol. 3. Redruth: Atlantic Books. p. 39. ISBN 0-906899-05-2.

External links

• Media related to Bethnal Green railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Bethnal Green railway station from National Rail