Roydon railway station

Not to be confused with Royton railway station or Royston railway station.

Roydon railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Roydon in Essex, England. It is 20 miles 9 chains (32.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Broxbourne and Harlow Town stations. Its three-letter station code is RYN.

Roydon
General information
Location	Roydon, Epping Forest District England
Coordinates	51.775°N 0.036°E / 51.775; 0.036
Grid reference	TL405104
Owned by	Network Rail
Managed by	Greater Anglia
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	RYN
Classification	DfT category E
History
Opened	1844
Passengers
2019/20	0.132 million
2020/21	40,704
2021/22	0.101 million
2022/23	0.102 million
2023/24	0.121 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

The station circa 1900

The station was designed by Francis Thompson^[1] and opened by the Northern and Eastern Railway in 1844.^[1] The main station building was abandoned by British Railways in 1978^[1] and remained unoccupied until being converted into a restaurant. The station was given Grade II listed status on 30 April 1971.^[2]

The station's signal box, built in 1876, is one of only two surviving examples of the GER Type I signal box.^[3]

In 2016 the station's ticket office was demolished, and a waiting room was built on its foundations. Additional customer information screens, ticket machines, and improved CCTV and lighting were added at the same time.^[4][5]

Services

All services at Roydon are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[6]

• 1 tph to London Liverpool Street
• 1 tph to Stratford
• 1 tph to Bishop's Stortford
• 1 tph to Cambridge North

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely.

On Sundays, the services between Stratford and Bishop's Stortford do not run.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Broxbourne		Greater Anglia West Anglia Main Line		Harlow Town