Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station
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.jpg) The Ray Dudley Way station entrance in 2014 | |
  Walthamstow Queen's Road Location of Walthamstow Queen's Road in Greater London | |
| Location | Walthamstow |
| Local authority | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code(s) | WMW |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| OSI | Walthamstow Central  [2] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  0.735 million[3] |
| 2019–20 |  0.644 million[3] |
| 2020–21 | 0.404 million[3] |
| 2021–22 | 0.690 million[3] |
| 2022–23 | 0.765 million[3] |
| Key dates | |
| 9 July 1894 | Opened |
| 6 May 1968 | Renamed "Walthamstow Queen's Road" |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°34′54″N 0°01′26″W / 51.5817°N 0.024°W |
 London transport portal | |
Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station is a London Overground station between Blackhorse Road and Leyton Midland Road stations on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, 8 miles 7 chains (13.0 km) down the line from Gospel Oak. It is in Zone 3. It opened as "Walthamstow" on 9 July 1894 and was renamed on 6 May 1968[4][5] under British Rail. The station stands on Edinburgh Road (not Queens Road) facing Walthamstow (Queens Road) Cemetery. There is step-free access from the street to both platforms.
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The station is about 330 yards (300 m) from Walthamstow Central station and there is a direct footpath link between the two stations via a new exit onto Exeter Road. The footpath link, which opened in August 2014, is called Ray Dudley Way in commemoration of a local man who campaigned for the link for many years.[6]
Services
[edit]All services at Walthamstow Queen's Road are operated by London Overground using Class 710 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour in each direction between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside. During the late evenings, the service is reduced to three trains per hour in each direction.[7][8]
| Preceding station |   London Overground | Following station | ||
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| Blackhorse Road towards Gospel Oak | Gospel Oak to Barking line | Leyton Midland Road towards Barking Riverside | ||
| Disused railways | ||||
| Blackhorse Road | Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway | Leyton Midland Road | ||
References
[edit]- ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
- ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ^ "Ray Dudley Way pedestrian footpath opened on Monday". The Bolton News. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Table 62 National Rail timetable, December 2023
- ^ "London Overground Timetable: Gospel Oak to Barking" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station from National Rail
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