North Weald railway station
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North Weald railway station is on the Epping Ongar Railway, a heritage railway, located in North Weald, Essex.
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North Weald | |
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Station on heritage railway | |
General information | |
Location | North Weald, Epping Forest England |
Coordinates | 51.71167°N 0.16167°E / 51.71167; 0.16167 |
Grid reference | TL496036 |
Operated by | Epping Ongar Railway |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
24 April 1865 (1865-04-24) | Station opened |
25 September 1949 | Transferred to Central line |
18 November 1957 | Line electrified |
6 January 1964 | Goods yard closed[1] |
30 September 1994 | Closed |
November 2004 | Reopened in preservation |
2007 | Closed |
May 2012 | Heritage services opened |
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The station was opened in 1865 by the Great Eastern Railway, on its extension from Loughton to Ongar. It was latterly a Central line station on the London Underground between Epping and Blake Hall stations. The section beyond Epping to Ongar closed in 1994.