Wanstead Park railway station

Wanstead Park
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Wanstead Park Location of Wanstead Park in Greater London
Location	Forest Gate
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	WNP
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
OSI	Forest Gate
National Rail annual entry and exit
2009–10	0.214 million
2010–11	0.351 million
2011–12	0.505 million
2012–13	0.627 million
2013–14	0.767 million
2014–15	0.846 million
Key dates
1894	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
London Transport portal UK Railways portal

Wanstead Park is a railway station in Forest Gate, London. It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line in Zone 3, between Leytonstone High Road and Woodgrange Park. It is operated by London Overground.

Despite its name, Wanstead Park Station is not situated in Wanstead but in Forest Gate - and it is not near Wanstead Park but Wanstead Flats. The station was opened 9 July 1894.

The station is 360 yards (330 m) from Forest Gate station, according to TfL's journey planner, and this interchange is suggested in the National Rail Timetable.

Service

Predominantly during weekdays there is a quarter hour service of trains to the station.The line and rail tracks are also used for freight trains passing through.

Connections

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

Gallery

• Wanstead Park stn look west.JPG

  Platforms looking west

• Wanstead Park stn look east.JPG

  Platforms looking east

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  Temporary signage (as of August 2008)

External links

• Train times and station information for Wanstead Park railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
Leytonstone High Road towards Gospel Oak		Gospel Oak to Barking Line		Woodgrange Park towards Barking
	Disused Railways
Leytonstone High Road		Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway		Woodgrange Park