London Fields railway station
London Fields | |
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Location | London Fields |
Local authority | London Borough of Hackney |
Managed by | London Overground |
Station code(s) | LOF |
DfT category | F1 |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 2 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 1.354 million[1] |
2019–20 | 1.332 million[1] |
2020–21 | 0.347 million[1] |
2021–22 | 0.945 million[1] |
2022–23 | 1.373 million[1] |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°32′27″N0°03′28″W/ 51.5407°N 0.0577°W |
London transport portal |
London Fieldsis aLondon Overgroundstation on theLea Valley Lines,serving the district ofLondon Fieldsin theLondon Borough of Hackney,east London. It is 2 miles 35 chains (3.9 km) down-line fromLondon Liverpool Streetand is situated betweenCambridge HeathandHackney Downs.Its three-letter station code is LOF and it is inTravelcard zone 2.
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History
[edit]The station dates from 1872 when it was opened by theGreat Eastern Railway.It was closed from 22 May 1916 and reopened 1 July 1919 as a wartime economy measure. Electrification of the line was instituted in 1960, and London Fields station was reduced to weekday peak period-only service for much of the 1980s and 1990s. It had its services suspended altogether for five years after a fire in 1981 that seriously damaged the main station buildings, putting its future in serious doubt.[2]Repairs were eventually carried out and the station reopened in 1986,[3]though still on a limited basis (like the neighbouring Cambridge Heath). Both stations eventually regained a regular daytime service after a 1998 timetable change. Evening and Saturday trains were added in 2001, and the current service level including Sunday trains commenced in 2005.
London Fields and all services that call were previously operated byAbellio Greater Anglia.However, in 2015 they were transferred toLondon Overgroundoperations and the station was added to thetube map.[4][5]
Services
[edit]All services at London Fields are operated byLondon OvergroundusingClass 710EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 4 tph toLondon Liverpool Street
- 2 tph toCheshunt
- 2 tph toEnfield Town
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.
Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
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Cambridge Heath towardsLiverpool Street
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Enfield & Cheshunt line | Hackney Downs towardsEnfield TownorCheshunt
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References
[edit]- ^abcde"Estimates of station usage".Rail statistics.Office of Rail Regulation.Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^Body, p.109
- ^"A Very Political Railway"De Burton, Alan;Electric Railway Society4 March 2015; retrieved 23 May 2016
- ^TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional servicesTransport for London 28 May 2014
- ^TfL count on LOROL for supportRail Professional28 May 2014
- ^Table 21National Railtimetable, June 2024
Bibliography
[edit]- Body, G. (1986),PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region, Volume 1,Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough,ISBN0-85059-712-9
External links
[edit]- Train timesandstation informationfor London Fields railway station fromNational Rail
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 2
- DfT Category F1 stations
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Hackney
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1872
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1916
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1919
- Railway stations served by London Overground
- Hackney, London