Highams Park railway station

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Highams Park London Overground
Highams Park stn building.JPG
Highams Park is located in Greater London
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
2007–08 Decrease 1.609 million[1]
2008–09 Decrease 1.591 million[1]
2009–10 Decrease 1.465 million[1]
2010–11 Increase 1.553 million[1]
2011–12 Increase 1.646 million[1]
2012–13 Increase 1.665 million[1]
2013–14 Increase 1.823 million[1]
2014–15 Increase 1.998 million[1]
Key dates
1873 Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
London Transport portal
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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   Overground roundel (no text).svg National Rail logo.svg London Overground   Following station
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 675 serve the station.

Layout

Side Platform Platform 1
London Overground towards Liverpool Street
London Overground towards Chingford
Side Platform Platform 2

References

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