Highams Park railway station

Highams Park

Highams Park Location of Highams Park in Greater London
Location	Highams Park
Local authority	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed by	London Overground
Station code	HIP
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	1.553 million^[1]
2011–12	1.646 million^[1]
2012–13	1.665 million^[1]
2013–14	1.823 million^[1]
2014–15	1.998 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 London Overground. 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 1903.

Services

The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour in both directions including Sundays. Peak services are increased to six trains per hour in both direction.

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
Wood Street		Chingford Line		Chingford

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 675 serve the station.

Gallery

Platforms looking northwards
Platforms looking southwards, towards the level crossing
Signage on southbound platform, with National Express East Anglia branding

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Highams Park railway station.

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

London Overground & TfL Rail

London Overground or TfL Rail routes serving this station

Chingford Line	London Liverpool Street Bethnal Green Hackney Downs Clapton St James Street Walthamstow Central Wood Street Highams Park Chingford

Other topics

Future plans

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Rolling stock

Current	Class 172 Class 315 Class 317 Class 321 Class 378

Former	Class 150 Class 313 Class 508

Future	Class 710

Operations

History

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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

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Former BR sectors

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Lea Valley Lines and Hertford East Branch Line

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Chingford	London Liverpool Street Bethnal Green Hackney Downs Clapton St James Street Walthamstow Central Wood Street Highams Park Chingford

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