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Leytonstone High Road railway station

Coordinates: 51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087
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Leytonstone High Road London Overground
The station in 2010
Leytonstone High Road is located in Greater London
Leytonstone High Road
Leytonstone High Road
Location of Leytonstone High Road in Greater London
LocationLeytonstone
Local authorityLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)LER
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
OSILeytonstone London Underground[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 0.710 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.438 million[2]
2021–22Increase 0.802 million[2]
2022–23Increase 0.841 million[2]
2023–24Increase 1.018 million[2]
Key dates
9 July 1894Opened as Leytonstone
1 May 1949renamed
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087
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Leytonstone High Road is a railway station in Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, 9 miles 76 chains (16.0 km) down the line from Gospel Oak and situated between Leyton Midland Road and Wanstead Park. It has two platforms that are elevated approximately 20 feet (6 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.

Services

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All services at Leytonstone High Road are operated by London Overground using Class 710 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour in each direction between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside. During the late evenings, the service is reduced to three trains per hour in each direction.[3][4]

Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
Leyton Midland Road
towards Gospel Oak
   Gospel Oak to Barking line   Wanstead Park
Disused railways
Leyton Midland Road   Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway   Wanstead Park

History

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The station opened on 9 July 1894 as "Leytonstone" with 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 station was renamed Leytonstone High Road on 1 May 1949.[5] The original wooden platform buildings were destroyed by fire in the 1950s.[6]

Ticket barriers were installed in 2016.

Connections

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London Buses routes 257 and W14 and night route N8 serve the station.

References

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  1. ^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ Table 62 National Rail timetable, December 2023
  4. ^ "London Overground Timetable: Gospel Oak to Barking" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  5. ^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
  6. ^ "BGO History".
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