Manor Park railway station

Manor Park
Manor Park Location of Manor Park in Greater London
Location	Manor Park
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	TfL Rail
Station code	MNP
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	3 and 4
OSI	Woodgrange Park [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	1.232 million[2]
2009–10	1.160 million[2]
2010–11	1.425 million[2]
2011–12	1.593 million[2]
2012–13	1.660 million[2]
2013–14	1.810 million[2]
2014–15	1.849 million[2]
Key dates
6 January 1873	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′09″N 0°02′47″E / 51.5526°N 0.0463°E

Manor Park railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line at Manor Park in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 6 miles 19 chains (10.0 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Forest Gate and Ilford. Its three-letter station code is MNP and it is in Travelcard Zone 3/4.

The station was opened in 1873 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Train services call at Manor Park as part of the Shenfield-Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019, the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking Manor Park to additional stations in central London as well as Reading and London Heathrow Airport.^[3]

Manor Park is a short walk from Woodgrange Park on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, and an interchange is available one stop to the west, at Forest Gate, for Wanstead Park.^[4]

Services

The following services typically call at Manor Park:^[5]

Operator	Route	Fleet	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 normal operation all services use platforms 1 and 2. Platforms 3 and 4, on the through-lines, are generally only operational during engineering works that affect the other lines. An additional short, unnumbered, platform face is present to the south of platform 1 but is not in operation; the track behind it is used as a passing loop for freight traffic.^[6]

Future development

Manor Park will be fully served by Crossrail from 2019 but part of the route is scheduled to open in 2017 and new Class 345 trains will enter service. Platforms 1 and 2 are only 168 metres (184 yd) and 185 metres (202 yd) long respectively and cannot physically be extended to accommodate the new trains, which will be over 200 metres (220 yd) in length, so selective door operation will be utilised. In addition to this, the freight loop around platform 1 will be removed and replaced by a new loop line west of Chadwell Heath. Due to the narrow platforms, and the layout of the station, fitting lifts for disabled access would be difficult, requiring the walkways to be rebuilt and closing the parts of the station for several months. The station will additionally have ticket barriers and accessible toilets.^[7]

Connections

London Buses routes 101, 104, 474 and W19 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://web.archive.org/web/20130927092637/http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/27439.aspx. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
4. National Rail Timetable Page 46
5. TfL Rail Timetable
6. "House of Lords - Crossrail Bill - Minutes of Evidence".
7. "Station improvements in preparation for Crossrail" (Press release). London: Transport for London. 9 February 2016.

External links

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