Wanstead Park railway station

Wanstead Park is a railway station in Forest Gate, London. It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line in Zone 3, 11 miles 11 chains (17.9 km) down the line from Gospel Oak and situated between Leytonstone High Road and Woodgrange Park. It is operated by London Overground.

Wanstead Park
The station entrance in 2008
Wanstead Park
Location of Wanstead Park in Greater London
LocationForest Gate
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeWNP
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
OSIForest Gate [1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 1.013 million[2]
2016–17 0.213 million[2]
2017–18 0.563 million[2]
– interchange  9,494[2]
2018–19 0.887 million[2]
– interchange  9,221[2]
2019–20 0.770 million[2]
– interchange  12,234[2]
Key dates
9 July 1894Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.5518°N 0.0264°E / 51.5518; 0.0264
 London transport portal

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.[3]

Service

Predominantly during weekdays there is a quarter-hourly service of trains to the station (4tph each way). The line and rail tracks are also used for freight trains passing through. The line is due to be electrified in 2016-7 - whilst this working is underway (from 6 June 2016 until February 2017), trains will be replaced by buses between Barking & South Tottenham (until 23 September 2016) and then through to Gospel Oak thereafter.[4]

Connections

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

  • Platforms looking west
  • Platforms looking east
  • Temporary signage (as of August 2008)

References
  1. "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. National Rail Timetable Page 46
  4. GB National Rail Timetable May 2016, Table 62
Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
towards Gospel Oak
Gospel Oak to Barking Line
towards Barking
  Disused Railways  
Leytonstone High Road   Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway   Woodgrange Park


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