Hornchurch tube station
 Entrance on Station Lane |
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 Hornchurch
Location of Hornchurch in Greater London |
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| Location | Hornchurch |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Havering |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 6 |
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| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2008 |  1.960 million[1] |
| 2009 |  1.949 million[1] |
| 2010 | 1.930 million[1] |
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| 1885 | Opened by LT&SR |
| 1902 | District Line started |
| 1905 | District Line withdrawn |
| 1932 | Station expanded |
| 1932 | District Line restarted |
| 1962 | LT&SR withdrawn |
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| Lists of stations | DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink |
| Coordinates: 51°33′11″N 0°13′08″E / 51.553°N 0.2188°E | |
Hornchurch tube station is a London Underground station on the District Line, located in Hornchurch and a short walk south from the town centre. The station is in Zone 6, located between Elm Park and Upminster Bridge stations.
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[edit] History
The station was opened by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in 1885 and was expanded and modernised in 1935. The station has four platforms. Two are used by the District Line and another two are disused after service from LT&SR was withdrawn in 1962 when the line through the station was electrified. The current station buildings were opened in 1932 when the electrified District Line was extended to Upminster. The platforms are located beneath street level and the station buildings are of typical 1930s design with very little trace of the Victorian origins of the station remaining. After nationalisation of the railways in 1948 management of the station passed to British Railways and in 1969 ownership transferred to the London Underground.[2]
[edit] Off Peak Service
Typical off-peak service from the station is:
- 12 tph (trains per hour) to Upminster
- 6 tph to Wimbledon via Tower Hill
- 6 tph to Richmond via Tower Hill
The station has a crossover, to the West of the platforms, enabling trains to terminate there and return to service in the opposite direction.
[edit] Connections
Hornchurch station is served by the following Transport for London contracted London Bus routes: 193, 252, 256.
[edit] Gallery
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Hornchurch tube station |
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Footbridge
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Eastbound platform
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Ticket office
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Roundel
[edit] References
- ^ a b c "Customer metrics: entries and exits". London Underground performance update. Transport for London. 2003-2010. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/tfl/corporate/modesoftransport/tube/performance/default.asp?onload=entryexit. Retrieved 8 May 2011.
- ^ "Some basic UK rail statistics". Fifth Dimension Associates. 2009. http://www.fdal.co.uk/r_station_numbers.html. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
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| District line |
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