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When did Woodside train station close?

When did Woodside train station close?

1963 with the closure of the goods yard. By 1993 Woodside was unstaffed….Station Name: WOODSIDE.

Date opened: First appeared in timetable July 1871
Date closed completely: 2.6.1997
Company on closing: Railtrack (South East Trains)

Where do Lea Bridge trains go?

Trains from Lea Bridge typically run twice an hour, with two trains running to Stratford throughout the week, an additional two to Bishops Stortford Mondays to Saturdays, and two to Hertford East on Sundays only. London Buses routes 48, 55, 56, and night buses N38 and N55 serve the station.

Is London Bridge station finished?

The station currently handles up to 42 million passengers in a single year. It is expected to handle a passenger capacity of between 50 and 75 million people a year after the completion of the station redevelopment project. Construction on the redevelopment project will begin in 2013 and will be completed in 2018.

Which borough is Lea Bridge in?

Hackney Waltham Forest
Lea Bridge is a district in the London Borough of Hackney and the London Borough of Waltham Forest in London, England….

Lea Bridge
• Charing Cross 7 mi (11.3 km) SW
London borough Hackney Waltham Forest
Ceremonial county Greater London
Region London

When was Lea Bridge train station built?

15 September 1840
19th century. The station was opened on 15 September 1840 by the Northern and Eastern Railway as Lea Bridge Road and is thought to be the earliest example of a station having its building on a road bridge, with staircases down to the platforms.

What zone is Stratford?

Stratford station

Stratford
Accessible Yes
Fare zone 2 and 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2015 61.44 million

What is the oldest train station in England?

Broad Green railway station
Since Liverpool Road ceased operation, the oldest railway station in use is Broad Green railway station in Liverpool which opened on 15 September 1830. The Liverpool and Manchester Railway opened starting from Liverpool Crown Street, hence the older stations start from Liverpool….Manchester Liverpool Road railway station.

Liverpool Road
1975 Closed: goods yard

What is the oldest train line in London?

Metropolitan line
Metropolitan line Opened in 1863, The Metropolitan Railway between Paddington and Farringdon was the first, urban, underground railway in the world.

What line is Lea Bridge Station on?

Lea Valley Lines
Lea Bridge is a railway station on the line between Stratford and Tottenham Hale on the Lea Valley Lines, which reopened on the evening of 15 May 2016 with the full service beginning on 16 May 2016, operated by Greater Anglia.

Is Woolwich going to zone 3?

Transport for London have rejected plans for re-zoning Woolwich Arsenal station from Zone 4 to Zone 3/4 when Crossrail arrives. A petition had been created to do so and local politicians had been supportive.

Why is Stratford station closed?

STRATFORD station was temporarily closed due to severe overcrowding, officials have confirmed. In addition to the overcrowding, Transport For London confirmed there was no service between West Ham and Stratford due to a separate customer incident.

Which railway station has longest name?

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch
The title of lengthiest name of a railway station in the world is held by Wales’ ‘Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch’ railway station. The name contains 58 alphabets and had beaten Chennai’s railway station with just one extra letter in 2019.

Where is the train station at Lea Bridge?

The station is located on Argall Way, close to its junction with Lea Bridge Road (A104) and Orient Way, serving the areas of Lea Bridge and Leyton in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, north-east London. The original station operated from 1840 to 1985 and was accessed via the north side of Lea Bridge Road as it crosses the tracks.

When was Lea Bridge extension to Shern Hall Street opened?

On 26 April 1870 a single line opened from Lea Bridge to Shern Hall Street (Walthamstow), worked by a shuttle service. This line and an extension to Chingford were sanctioned by an Act of 20 June 1870. The Chingford extension was opened on 17 November 1873, when Shern Hall Street was replaced by Wood Street.

When was Chingford extension to Chingford station built?

The Chingford extension was opened on 17 November 1873, when Shern Hall Street was replaced by Wood Street. The branch was doubled by 2 September 1878 and opened to the present, larger terminus a mile to the north. The station has four platforms and is laid out for an extension that was never built.