Hackney Downs railway station

Hackney Downs

Hackney Downs Location of Hackney Downs in Greater London
Location	Hackney
Local authority	London Borough of Hackney
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	HAC
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
OSI	Hackney Central ^[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	1.278 million^[2]
2009–10	1.286 million^[2]
2010–11	1.629 million^[2]
2011–12	1.781 million^[2]
2012–13	1.809 million^[2]
2013–14	2.035 million^[2]
— interchange	0.926 million^[2]
2014–15	2.164 million^[2]
— interchange	0.897 million^[2]
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°32′54″N 0°03′36″W / 51.5483°N 0.0601°W / 51.5483; -0.0601

Hackney Downs railway station is in the London Borough of Hackney in north east London. The station is operated by London Overground, on the West Anglia route, and is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is also served by Abellio Greater Anglia. The station was originally opened as Downs Junction Station.

The station has a direct pedestrian link to Hackney Central, on the North London Line, meaning passengers are not required to exit one station and walk along the street to re-enter at the other.

History

The ticket hall was rebuilt in the early 1980s along with changes to the roofs on the platforms. The island platforms wooden roof was replaced with steel sheeting on the existing frames whilst the side platforms were left unaltered other than the removal of their 'dog-tooth' fascia boards. The signal box, installed in 1960 when the line was electrified, closed in the early 2000s when signalling on the line was centralised. Ticket barriers were installed in 2011.

The current pedestrian link between Hackney Downs and Hackney Central was opened in July 2015. Until Hackney Central's closure in 1944, a passenger connection had linked the two stations. However, when Hackney Central reopened in 1985, the footway did not reopen, and passengers transferring between the two stations were obliged to leave the station and transfer at street level until the link was reinstated in 2015.

The Liverpool Street-Cheshunt/Enfield Town/Chingford services 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] Some Abellio Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line services still however continue to call at Hackney Downs.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

Operated by London Overground,

8tph (trains per hour) to London Liverpool Street
4tph to Chingford
2tph to Cheshunt via Seven Sisters
2tph to Enfield Town via Seven Sisters

Operated by Abellio Greater Anglia,

2tph (trains per hour) to London Liverpool Street
2tph to Hertford East via Tottenham Hale

Banner Repeater is an artist run reading room and project space located in the station.

Connections

London Buses routes 30, 56 and 276 serve the station.

References

↑ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLS). Transport for London. May 2011. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
↑ TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014

External links

Media related to Hackney Downs railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Train times and station information for Hackney Downs railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		Following station
London Liverpool Street	Abellio Greater Anglia London-Hertford East/Broxbourne	Tottenham Hale or Seven Sisters
London Liverpool Street	Abellio Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line	Tottenham Hale
London Overground
London Fields	Enfield & Cheshunt Line	Rectory Road
Bethnal Green	Chingford Line	Clapton

Lea Valley Lines and Hertford East Branch Line

Cheshunt via Stamford Hill and Southbury	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

Chingford	London Liverpool Street Bethnal Green Hackney Downs Clapton St James Street Walthamstow Central Wood Street Highams Park Chingford

Enfield Town via Stamford Hill and Seven Sisters	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

Hertford East via Hackney Downs and Tottenham Hale	London Liverpool Street Hackney Downs Tottenham Hale Ponders End Brimsdown Enfield Lock Waltham Cross Cheshunt Broxbourne Rye House St Margarets Ware Hertford East

Transport in London

Companies and
organisations

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)

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Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone

Ticketing

Other

Former BR sectors

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London Overground & TfL Rail

London Overground or TfL Rail routes serving this station

Chingford Line	London Liverpool Street Bethnal Green Hackney Downs Clapton St James Street Walthamstow Central Wood Street Highams Park Chingford

Enfield & Cheshunt Line	London Liverpool Street Stratford 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 Southbury Turkey Street Theobalds Grove Cheshunt