Cambridge Heath railway station

Cambridge Heath
Cambridge Heath railway station
Cambridge Heath Location of Cambridge Heath in Greater London
Location	Cambridge Heath
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Overground
Station code	CBH
DfT category	F1
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	0.150 million[1]
2009–10	0.153 million[1]
2010–11	0.224 million[1]
2011–12	0.267 million[1]
2012–13	0.297 million[1]
2013–14	0.358 million[1]
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°31′56″N 0°03′26″W / 51.5321°N 0.0572°W

Cambridge Heath is a station in Cambridge Heath in East London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by London Overground, on the Lea Valley Lines, and it is in Travelcard Zone 2.

Oyster card (pay as you go) was accepted at the station from 2 January 2008.

The typical off-peak service from the station is 4 trains per hour to London Liverpool Street southbound and 2 trains per hour to Enfield Town, as well as 2 trains per hour to Cheshunt. In the direction of peak travel there are additional trains giving 6 trains per hour. On Sundays, the station is served only by Enfield Town trains every 30 minutes each way.

Trains between Liverpool Street and Chingford used to serve the station, but these no longer call here. Cambridge services also don't serve the station.

The station (along with neighbouring London Fields) was only served at weekday peak periods for many years, with regular daytime services not restarting until May 1998 and evening & Saturday service in 2001.^[2] The current 4 tph frequency was instituted in December 2005, along with a regular Sunday service (initially hourly, increased to every half-hour the following year).

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.^[3][4]

Cambridge Heath station approach

Connections

London Buses routes 26, 48, 55, 106, 254, 388 and D6 and night routes N26, N55 and N253 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. Cambridge Heath and London Fields RUG - A Brief History of Cambridge Heath & London Fields www.railwatch.org; Retrieved 2014-01-09
3. TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
4. TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014

External links

• Media related to Cambridge Heath railway station at Wikimedia Commons

• Train times and station information for Cambridge Heath railway station from National Rail