Highams Park railway station

Highams Park
Highams Park Location of Highams Park in Greater London
Location	Highams Park
Local authority	Waltham Forest
Managed by	Abellio Greater Anglia
Station code	HIP
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2007–08	1.609 million[1]
2008–09	1.591 million[1]
2009–10	1.465 million[1]
2010–11	1.553 million[1]
2011–12	1.646 million[1]
2012–13	1.665 million[1]
Key dates
1873	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°36′30″N 0°00′00″W / 51.6084°N 0.0001°W / 51.6084; -0.0001

Platform view (1995)

Highams Park railway station is in Highams Park which is in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in northeast London. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. The station is located on the Chingford Branch Line and is part of the Lea Valley Lines network

History

The station was originally named Hale End upon opening in 1873, and then in 1894 Highams Park and Hale End. The present station, to the design of Neville Ashbee, was inaugurated in 1900.

On 31 May 2015 the station will transfer from Abellio Greater Anglia to London Overground Rail Operations.^[2][3]

Services

The typical off-peak service is 4 trains per hour in both directions including Sundays. Peak services are increased to trains 5 trains per hour in both direction. However there is a 30-minute gap between trains during early mornings and late Sunday evenings.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Wood Street		Abellio Greater Anglia Lea Valley Lines		Chingford
	Future Development
London Overground
Wood Street towards Liverpool Street		Lea Valley Lines		Chingford Terminus

Level Crossing

A level crossing that connects Larkshall Road with Hale End Road is situated just to the south of the station. The crossing is worked by the signal box at Liverpool Street station. There are three ways to cross the line; the footbridge in the station, the subway at the south end of the station which links to the level crossing, and the level crossing itself.

Connections

London Buses routes 212; 275; W16 and school route 675 serve the station.

Layout

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Highams Park railway station from National Rail

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Highams Park railway station.

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  Platforms looking northwards

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  Platforms looking southwards, towards the level crossing

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  Signage on southbound platform, with National Express East Anglia branding