Highams Park railway station is in Highams Park

Highams Park

Highams Park is a district in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, England, adjacent to Epping Forest. The forest at Highams Park contains a boating lake formed by Humphry Repton after damming the River Ching. There are parks and basic shopping facilities such as Budgens, but no major supermarket...

 which is in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

London Borough of Waltham Forest

The London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...

 in north east London. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by National Express East Anglia.

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 1900.

Services

The typical off-peak and on-peak service is 4 trains per hour in both directions throughout most of the day, including Sundays. However, there is a 30 minute gap between trains early mornings and late Sunday evenings.

Level Crossing

A level crossing connecting 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.

Bus routes

No bus route starts or ends in Highams Park although three main bus routes and one school bus route pass through the area they are:

• 212 - Walthamstow Central to Chingford Station
• 275 - St James Street railway station
  St James Street railway station
  St James Street railway station is in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in north east London, and is in Travelcard Zone 3, on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley Lines. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by National Express East Anglia....
  
   to Barkingside
  Barkingside
  Barkingside is a district of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, northeast London. It is a suburban development.It is also the place in which Barkingside FC play their home games at Oakside stadium in Station Road....
  
   Tesco
• 675 School Bus - Walthamstow Central to Woodford (Woodbridge High School)
• W16 - Leytonstone tube station
  Leytonstone tube station
  Leytonstone tube station is on the Central Line of the London Underground, on the boundary of Zones 3 and 4. Towards London the next station is Leyton, while going east from Leytonstone, the line divides into two branches...
  
   to Chingford Mount
  Chingford Mount
  Chingford Mount is an area in South Chingford . The name refers to the shopping area located around A112/A1009 crossroads , though it is also used for the hill leading north from the crossroads to Chingford Old Church...
  
  

Layout

Side Platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line...  Platform 1

⇒ National Express East Anglia towards Liverpool Street ⇒

⇐ National Express East Anglia towards Chingford Chingford railway station Chingford Station stands on the edge of Epping Forest, and serves the suburb of Chingford in North-east London.- History :The Eastern Counties Railway had begun its venture into a main line railway that would head north to compete with the Great Northern...  ⇐

Side Platform Side platform A Side platform is a platform positioned to the side of a pair of tracks at a railway station, a tram stop or a transitway. A pair of side platforms are often provided on a dual track line with a single side platform being sufficient for a single track line... Platform 2

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