Leytonstone High Road railway station
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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.
Leytonstone High Road | |
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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 | |
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] |
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9 July 1894 | Opened as Leytonstone |
1 May 1949 | renamed |
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Coordinates | 51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087 |
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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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