Leyton tube station

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Leyton
Location
Place	Leyton
Local authority	Waltham Forest
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit	9.144 million
Transport for London
Zone	3
History
Key dates	Opened 22 August 1856
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail

Leyton tube station is a London Underground station at Leyton. Situated opposite Leyton Mills at the end of Leyton High Street. It is on the Central Line between Stratford and Leytonstone. It is in zone 3.

[edit] History

The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on 22 August 1856 and was called "Low Leyton". It was renamed Leyton on 27 November 1868 by the Great Eastern Railway. The current station buildings largely date from the reconstruction of 1879, which saw the original level crossing replaced by a bridge, although some alterations were carried out in connection with the transfer of the station from the London & North Eastern Railway to London Underground as part of the eastern extensions of the Central line. The station was first served by the Central Line on 5 May 1947. Now demolished is the northern ticket office and entrance, opened in 1901, which was removed as part of the controversial M11 extension that was built adjacent to the station in the 1990s.

[edit] Notable local places

Leyton tube station serves Leyton Orient F.C. stadium.

[edit] Transport connections

Bus routes N26, 58, 69, 97, and 158 pass by the station, while the W14 and W15 are a couple of mins down the road.

Preceding station	Underground Lines			Following station
Stratford		Central Line		Leytonstone