Wood Street railway station
Encyclopedia
Wood Street railway station is in Walthamstow
, now part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest in north east London. It is in Travelcard Zone 4
, and the station and all trains are operated by National Express East Anglia. It is also occasionally known as Walthamstow Wood Street.
past Walthamstow Central station
to Wood Street, where the line would surface to terminate next to the British Railways station, on land previously used as a coal depot. Typical journey times are 7 minutes to Chingford and 19 minutes to London Liverpool Street. . There were previously bike racks but they were removed at some point. David Beckham is known to have used used the station in his youth, he is reported to have visited the nearby Hollow Ponds often to play football.
Walthamstow
Walthamstow is a district of northeast London, England, located in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. It is situated north-east of Charing Cross...
, now part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest in north east London. It is in Travelcard Zone 4
Travelcard Zone 4
Fare zone 4 is a zone of Transport for London's zonal fare system used for calculating the price of tickets for travel on the London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway and, since 2007, on National Rail services...
, and the station and all trains are operated by National Express East Anglia. It is also occasionally known as Walthamstow Wood Street.
History
Until a last minute decision was made in 1961, it had been intended to build the Victoria LineVictoria Line
The Victoria line is a deep-level London Underground line running from the south to the north-east of London. It is coloured light blue on the Tube map...
past Walthamstow Central station
Walthamstow Central station
Walthamstow Central is a London Underground and commuter rail station. It is the terminus of the Victoria line, and is on the branch of the London commuter rail network operated by National Express East Anglia...
to Wood Street, where the line would surface to terminate next to the British Railways station, on land previously used as a coal depot. Typical journey times are 7 minutes to Chingford and 19 minutes to London Liverpool Street. . There were previously bike racks but they were removed at some point. David Beckham is known to have used used the station in his youth, he is reported to have visited the nearby Hollow Ponds often to play football.
Transport links
London bus route 230 and W16. Nearest tube stations are Snaresbrook and Walthamstow Central, it is possible that the Victoria Line may be extended to Chingford in the future, hence serving this station. Walthamstow Queen's road rail station is also nearby, providing links to Barking and North London.Service
The typical off-peak service is:- 4 trains per hour to ChingfordChingford railway stationChingford 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...
- 4 trains per hour to Liverpool StreetLiverpool Street stationLiverpool 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...
via Hackney
Layout
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 |
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| ⇐ 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... ⇐ |
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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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