Barkingside tube station

Barkingside
Station entrance
Barkingside Location of Barkingside in Greater London
Location	Barkingside
Local authority	London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes (Eastbound only)
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2011	1.16 million
2012	1.12 million
2013	1.24 million
2014	1.35 million
Key dates
1903	Opened (GER)
1947	Closed (LNER)
1948	Opened (Central line)
4 October 1965	Goods yard closed
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1081012
Added to list	22 February 1979
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
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Barkingside is a London Underground station on the Central line. It is on the eastern edge of Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge, at the end of a cul-de-sac called Station Road. It is between Newbury Park and Fairlop stations and has been in Travelcard Zone 4 since 2 January 2007.

Location

The station is on the eastern edge of Barkingside in the London Borough of Redbridge, at the end of a cul-de-sac called Station Road. The station is next door to the home of Redbridge F.C.

History

The station originally opened on 1 May 1903, as part of a Great Eastern Railway (GER) branch line from Woodford to Ilford via Hainault. This "Fairlop Loop", designed to stimulate suburban growth had a chequered history and Barkingside station was temporarily closed to passenger traffic, due to World War I economies, from 21 May 1916 until 30 June 1919. As a consequence of the 1921 Railways Act, the GER was merged with other railway companies in 1923 to become part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER).

The station in 1961

As part of the 1935–1940 "New Works Programme" of the London Passenger Transport Board the majority of the loop was to be transferred to form the eastern extensions of the Central line. Although work commenced in 1938 it was suspended upon the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 and work only recommenced in 1946. Steam train services serving Barkingside were suspended on 29 November 1947 and electrified Central line passenger services, to Central London via Gants Hill, finally commenced on 31 May 1948. The line from Newbury Park to Hainault through Barkingside had been electrified for empty train movements to the new depot at Hainault from 14 December 1947.

The station today

Barkingside station, with the GER ornate canopies still in place.

The station contains two platforms, one for each direction.

Few alterations took place to the station upon transfer to the Underground. Barkingside station is a "Grade II" listed building, marking it as a structure of architectural significance. Probably designed under the direction of W. N. Ashbee, the GER architect, it is dominated by a substantial brick building, surmounted by a cupola. The interior is notable for the fine hammerbeam roof to the ticket hall. Both platforms retain the ornate canopies with the "GER" initials still visible in the bracketry.

Services and connections

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

• 6 tph eastbound to Hainault
• 3 tph eastbound to Woodford via Hainault
• 9 tph to Ealing Broadway

Connections

London Bus routes 128, 150, 167, 169, 247, 275 and 462, and night route N8 serve the station. Furthermore, bus route 128 provide a 24-hour service.

External links

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Barkingside LNER station, 1930s
  • Barkingside station, 1953
  • Booking hall, 1955

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Newbury Park towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line Hainault loop		Fairlop towards Hainault or Woodford (via Hainault)