Rectory Road railway station
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Rectory Road railway station is a railway station in Stoke Newington
in the London Borough of Hackney
, North London
, United Kingdom
.
It is located on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley Lines
, between Stoke Newington
and Hackney Downs
. It is in Zone 2 and has two platforms.
Trains from the station run south to Liverpool Street
and north to Enfield Town
and Cheshunt
.
The ticket office, street buildings, staircases and platform shelters were all built in the mid-1980s in works funded by the Greater London Council (along with other stations in the 'tube-less' Borough of Hackney). These elaborate structures were very different to the low-maintenance changes further up the line at the same time and feature the British Rail logo worked into the brickwork at Street level.
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington is a district in the London Borough of Hackney. It is north-east of Charing Cross.-Boundaries:In modern terms, Stoke Newington can be roughly defined by the N16 postcode area . Its southern boundary with Dalston is quite ill-defined too...
in the London Borough of Hackney
London Borough of Hackney
The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough of North/North East London, and forms part of inner London. The local authority is Hackney London Borough Council....
, North London
London
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, United Kingdom
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.
It is located on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley Lines
Lea Valley Lines
The Lea Valley Lines are three commuter lines and two branches in North East London, so named because they run along the valley of the River Lea...
, between Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington railway station
Stoke Newington railway station links Stoke Newington to Liverpool Street in central London, and to Cheshunt and Enfield Town further north. Trains generally run every fifteen minutes....
and Hackney Downs
Hackney Downs railway station
Hackney Downs railway station is in the London Borough of Hackney in east London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by National Express East Anglia, on the West Anglia route, and it is in Travelcard Zone 2....
. It is in Zone 2 and has two platforms.
Trains from the station run south to Liverpool Street
Liverpool Street station
Liverpool Street railway station, also known as London Liverpool Street or simply Liverpool Street, is both a central London railway terminus and a connected London Underground station in the north-eastern corner of the City of London, England...
and north to Enfield Town
Enfield Town railway station
Enfield Town railway station is the most central of several stations in Enfield . It is the terminus of the line served by National Express East Anglia from Liverpool Street, one of the Lea Valley Lines. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by National Express East Anglia...
and Cheshunt
Cheshunt railway station
Cheshunt railway station serves the town of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, England. It is on the West Anglia Main Line and the Lea Valley Lines, and train services are provided by National Express East Anglia....
.
The ticket office, street buildings, staircases and platform shelters were all built in the mid-1980s in works funded by the Greater London Council (along with other stations in the 'tube-less' Borough of Hackney). These elaborate structures were very different to the low-maintenance changes further up the line at the same time and feature the British Rail logo worked into the brickwork at Street level.