Leytonstone High Road railway station

Leytonstone High Road
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 [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10	0.245 million[2]
2010–11	0.416 million[2]
2011–12	0.587 million[2]
2012–13	0.733 million[2]
2013–14	0.859 million[2]
2014–15	1.002 million[2]
Key dates
1894	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E

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.

History

The station opened on 9 July 1894 as part of 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 original wooden platform buildings were destroyed by fire in the 1950s.^[4]

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. May 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12.
2. "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. http://www.barking-gospeloak.org.uk/history.htm

External links

• Train times and station information for Leytonstone High Road railway station from National Rail