Goodmayes railway station

Goodmayes
Goodmayes railway station in 1995
Goodmayes Location of Goodmayes in Greater London
Location	Goodmayes
Local authority	London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by	TfL Rail
Station code	GMY
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2007–08	2.092 million[1]
2008–09	1.929 million[1]
2009–10	1.793 million[1]
2010–11	2.069 million[1]
2011–12	2.306 million[1]
2012–13	2.390 million[1]
2013–14	2.625 million[1]
Key dates
1901	Opened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°33′56″N 0°06′39″E / 51.5655°N 0.1109°E

Goodmayes railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the district of Goodmayes in the London Borough of Redbridge, north east London. It is 9 miles 23 chains (14.9 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Seven Kings and Chadwell Heath. Its three-letter station code is GMY and it is in Travelcard Zone 4.

The station was opened in 1901 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Train services call at Goodmayes as part of the Shenfield-Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019, the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking Goodmayes to additional stations in central London as well as Reading and London Heathrow Airport.^[2] TfL Rail, the precursor of Crossrail, took over the running of the Shenfield "metro" in May 2015.

History

Goodmayes was opened on 18 February 1901 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on the Great Eastern Main Line from London Liverpool Street. The station once had an extensive shunting yard for goods traffic, but this fell into disuse following the Beeching cuts to the railway system in 1963, and was eventually dismantled. The site of the yard stood on the area between the present track and the High Road and has been replaced by a supermarket, other shops and housing. There was also a large yard area between the existing track area and Kinfauns Road. This yard area went as far as Chadwell Heath.

Services

The following services typically call at Goodmayes:^[3]

Operator	Route	Rolling stock	Frequency
TfL Rail	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Maryland - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford - Seven Kings - Goodmayes - Chadwell Heath - Romford - Gidea Park - Harold Wood - Brentwood - Shenfield	Class 315	6x per hour

In 2017 new Class 345 trains will enter service as Crossrail partially opens. The route will be extended through central London to London Heathrow Airport and Reading in 2019. The four platforms at Goodmayes will be extended from their current length of 184 metres (201 yd) to accommodate the Crossrail trains which will be over 200 metres (220 yd) long. New lifts, signage, help points, customer information screens and CCTV will be installed in preparation for the opening of Crossrail.

Connections

London Buses routes 364 and 387 serve the station.

References

1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
2. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/27439.aspx
3. TfL Rail Timetable

External links

• Media related to Goodmayes railway station at Wikimedia Commons
• Train times and station information for Goodmayes railway station from National Rail
• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06