Forest Gate railway station

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Forest Gate
Location
Place	Forest Gate
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Operations
Station code	FOG
Managed by	National Express East Anglia
Platforms in use	2 (4 operational)
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.956 million
2005/06 *	0.916 million
Transport for London
Zone	3
History
Key dates	Opened 1840
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Forest Gate from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
UK Railways Portal

Forest Gate railway station is located in the London Borough of Newham, in East London. The station is located at grid reference TQ403853

It is in Travelcard Zone 3 on the Great Eastern Main Line, and was first opened in 1840, a year after the line was built, but closed in 1843, before re-opening after pressure from local residents on 31 May 1846.

The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by National Express East Anglia.

The typical off-peak service is six trains per hour to London Liverpool Street and six trains per hour to Shenfield. Of the four platforms, those serving the fast lines are only in operation during engineering works affecting the slow lines.

The station is a short walk from Wanstead Park on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, and is a suggested interchange in the National Rail Timetable^[1].

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Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06

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View from northeast, the junction of Forest Lane and Woodgrange Road

Looking east along slow platforms 1 and 2

Looking west along slow platforms

Station sign on eastbound slow platform 2

• Train times and station information for Forest Gate railway station from National Rail

• Forest Gate railway station is at coordinates 51°32′58″N 0°01′27″E / 51.5494, 0.0242 (Forest Gate railway station)Coordinates: 51°32′58″N 0°01′27″E / 51.5494, 0.0242 (Forest Gate railway station)

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Maryland		National Express East Anglia Shenfield Metro		Manor Park

Future Development

Preceding station		Crossrail		Following station
Maryland toward Maidenhead or Heathrow Airport		Crossrail		Manor Park toward Shenfield

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