Forest Gate railway station

Forest Gate
Forest Gate railway station in 2007
Forest Gate Location of Forest Gate in Greater London
Location	Forest Gate
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	TfL Rail
Station code	FOG
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4 (2 normally operational)
Fare zone	3
OSI	Wanstead Park ^[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2008–09	1.706 million^[2]
2009–10	1.599 million^[2]
2010–11	1.914 million^[2]
2011–12	2.205 million^[2]
2012–13	2.403 million^[2]
2013–14	2.647 million^[2]
2014–15	2.786 million^[2]
Key dates
1840	Opened
1843	Closed
1846	Re-opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portalCoordinates: 51°32′58″N 0°01′27″E / 51.5494°N 0.0242°E / 51.5494; 0.0242

Forest Gate railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the residential district of Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 5 miles 21 chains (8.5 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Maryland and Manor Park. Its three-letter station code is FOG and it is in Travelcard Zone 3.

The station was opened in 1840 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Train services call at Forest Gate as part of the Shenfield-Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019, the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking Forest Gate to additional stations in central London as well as Reading and London Heathrow Airport.^[3] TfL Rail, the precursor of Crossrail, took over the running of the Shenfield "metro" in May 2015.

History

View of the station platforms in 1991

Forest Gate station first opened in 1840, a year after the line was built, but was closed in 1843, before re-opening on 31 May 1846 following pressure from local residents.

On 24 May 1953 three members of train crew were injured in a collision between a freight train and a passenger train that occurred between Forest Gate and Manor Park. A London-bound freight train was crossing over lines when an electric passenger service from Gidea Park ran a red signal and collided with the goods train at a speed of about 35 mph. A Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation report blamed the driver of the Gidea Park train for his failure to "pay attention to signals".^[4]

Services

The following services typically call at Forest Gate.

Operator	Route	Rolling stock	Frequency	Notes
TfL Rail	London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Maryland - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford - Seven Kings - Goodmayes - Chadwell Heath - Romford - Gidea Park - Harold Wood - Brentwood - Shenfield	Class 315	6x per hour	4x per hour Sundays

During 2017 Crossrail will partially open and take over from the current TfL Rail "metro" service. New Class 345 trains will be introduced; these will be over 200 metres (220 yd) in length, necessitating the extension of Forest Gate's platforms 1 to 3, which are currently between 173 metres (189 yd) and 178 metres (195 yd) long. Other enhancements will include new lifts, signage, help points, customer information screens and CCTV. The full Crossrail route through to Reading and Heathrow Airport will begin in 2019.

Connections

London Buses routes 58, 308, and 330 serve the station.

References

↑ "Out of Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. May 2010. Archived from the original on 2012-03-12.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
↑ http://www.tfl.gov.uk/corporate/media/newscentre/archive/27439.aspx
↑ http://www.railwaysarchive.co.uk/documents/MoT_ForestGate1953.pdf

External links

Media related to Forest Gate railway station at Wikimedia Commons

Train times and station information for Forest Gate railway station from National Rail
Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06

Preceding station		Crossrail	Following station
Maryland towards London Liverpool Street		TfL Rail Shenfield Metro	Manor Park towards Shenfield
	Future development
Maryland towards Reading or Heathrow Airport		Crossrail Line 1	Manor Park towards Shenfield

Transport in London

Companies and
organisations

Transport for London	Air Line Buses East London Transit Night Buses Coach Station Cycle Hire Dial-a-Ride London Rail Docklands Light Railway London Overground TfL Rail Tramlink Crossrail (under construction) London River Services London Streets London Underground Night Tube Source London Taxi and Private Hire office

Bus operators	Abellio Arriva East Herts & Essex Arriva London Arriva Southern Counties CT Plus Go-Ahead London London Sovereign London United Metrobus Metroline Quality Line Stagecoach London Tower Transit Uno

River operators	Bateaux London City Cruises Crown River Cruises Livett's Launches Lower Thames and Medway Passenger Boat Company Thames Clippers Thames Executive Charters Thames River Services Westminster Passenger Services Association

Train operators	Abellio Greater Anglia Stansted Express c2c Caledonian Sleeper Chiltern Railways East Midlands Trains Eurostar Govia Thameslink Railway Gatwick Express Great Northern Southern Thameslink Grand Central Great Western Railway Heathrow Connect Heathrow Express Hull Trains London Midland London Overground Rail Operations South West Trains Southeastern TfL Rail Virgin Trains (West Coast) Virgin Trains East Coast

Other	Global Infrastructure Partners Heathrow Airport Holdings Port of London Authority

Airports

Within London	City Heathrow Private: Biggin Hill Damyns Hall London Heliport Military: Northolt

Outside London	Gatwick Luton Southend Stansted Proposed: Thames Estuary

Major stations

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Roads

Motorways	M1 M4 M11 M25 London Orbital Former: M41 (West Cross Route) A40(M) (Westway) A102(M) (East Cross Route)

Ring roads	London Inner Ring Road London Ringways North Circular Road South Circular Road

Charging	Congestion charge Low emission zone

Ticketing

Other

Former BR sectors

Category
Commons
WikiProject

London Overground & TfL Rail

London Overground or TfL Rail routes serving this station

Shenfield Metro Line	London Liverpool Street Stratford Maryland Forest Gate Manor Park Ilford Seven Kings Goodmayes Chadwell Heath Romford Gidea Park Harold Wood Brentwood Shenfield