Leytonstone High Road railway station

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.

Leytonstone High Road
The station in 2010
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(s)	LER
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
OSI	Leytonstone [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	0.837 million[2]
2019–20	0.710 million[2]
2020–21	0.438 million[2]
2021–22	0.802 million[2]
2022–23	0.841 million[2]
Key dates
9 July 1894	Opened as Leytonstone
1 May 1949	renamed
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
Coordinates	51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087
London transport portal

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.

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Services

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 towards Barking Riverside
	Disused railways
Leyton Midland Road		Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway		Wanstead Park

History

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

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

References

1. "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
2. "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".

External links

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