Wanstead Park railway station

Wanstead Park
Wanstead Park Location of Wanstead Park in Greater London
Location	Forest Gate
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	WNP
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
OSI	Forest Gate [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10	0.214 million[2]
2010–11	0.351 million[2]
2011–12	0.505 million[2]
2012–13	0.627 million[2]
2013–14	0.767 million[2]
2014–15	0.846 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′06″N 0°01′35″E / 51.5518°N 0.0264°E

Wanstead Park is a railway station in Forest Gate, London. It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line in Zone 3, between Leytonstone High Road and Woodgrange Park. It is operated by London Overground.

Despite its name, Wanstead Park Station is not situated in Wanstead but in Forest Gate - and it is not near Wanstead Park but Wanstead Flats. The station was opened 9 July 1894.

The station is 360 yards (330 m) from Forest Gate station, according to TfL's journey planner, and this interchange is suggested in the National Rail Timetable.^[3]

Service

Predominantly during weekdays there is a quarter-hour service of trains to the station.The line and rail tracks are also used for freight trains passing through.

Connections

London Buses route 58, 308 and 330 serve the station.

Gallery

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  Platforms looking west

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  Platforms looking east

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  Temporary signage (as of August 2008)

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. National Rail Timetable Page 46

External links

• Train times and station information for Wanstead Park railway station from National Rail