Hackney Wick railway station

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Hackney Wick
Location
Place Hackney Wick
Local authority London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Operations
Station code HKW
Managed by London Overground
Platforms in use 2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 * 68,367
2005/06 * 79,617
Transport for London
Zone 2
History
Key dates Opened 1985
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 Hackney Wick from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Hackney Wick railway station is on the boundary between the London Borough of Tower Hamlets and the London Borough of Hackney in East London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station initially opened as part of the CrossTown Link line from North Woolwich to Camden Road in May 1980. On 29 December 1985,the station was the location of one of the murders of the serial rapists John Duffy and David Mulcahy.

[edit] Service

The typical service at the station is 4 trains per hour westbound to Richmond via Hackney, Highbury, Camden Road and Willesden, and 4 trains per hour eastbound to Stratford.

[edit] External links

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

Coordinates: 51°32′36.3″N 0°1′27.8″W / 51.543417, -0.024389

Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
towards Richmond
North London Line
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