Rectory Road railway station

Rectory Road National Rail

Station entrance looking east (October 2008)
Rectory Road
Location of Rectory Road in Greater London
Location Stoke Newington
Local authority Hackney
Managed by Greater Anglia
Station code REC
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05 0.194 million[1]
2005–06 Decrease 0.171 million[1]
2006–07 Increase 0.279 million[1]
2007–08 Increase 0.307 million[1]
2008–09 Increase 0.350 million[1]
2009–10 Increase 0.379 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 0.609 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 0.703 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 0.786 million[1]
Other information
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External links
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UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°33′32″N 0°04′05″W / 51.559°N 0.068°W

Rectory Road railway station is a railway station in Stoke Newington in the London Borough of Hackney, North London, United Kingdom.

It is located on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley Lines, between Stoke Newington and Hackney Downs. It is in Zone 2 and has two platforms.

Trains run south to Liverpool Street and north to Enfield Town and Cheshunt.

The ticket office, street buildings, staircases and platform shelters were all built in the mid-1980s in works funded by the Greater London Council (along with other stations in the 'tube-less' Borough of Hackney). These elaborate structures were very different from the low-maintenance changes further up the line at the same time and feature the British Rail logo worked into the brickwork at Street level.

On 31 May 2015 the Liverpool Street-Cheshunt/Enfield Town services, will transfer from Abellio Greater Anglia to London Overground Rail Operations.[2][3]

Connections

London Buses route 276 serves the station.

Gallery

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
  3. TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014

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Preceding station National Rail Following station
Hackney Downs   Greater Anglia
Lea Valley Lines
  Stoke Newington