Theydon Bois tube station

Theydon Bois
	; Station entrance
	Theydon Bois ; Location of Theydon Bois in Essex
Location	Theydon Bois
Local authority	Epping Forest
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2007	0.641 million
2008	0.650 million
2009	0.674 million
2010	0.66 million
1865	Opened
18 April 1966	Goods yard closed
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink
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Coordinates: 51°40′18″N 0°06′12″E / 51.67166°N 0.10333°E / 51.67166; 0.10333

Theydon Bois is a London Underground station in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is served by the Central Line and is between Debden and Epping. For the purposes of fare charging it is in Zone 6.

Theydon Bois station is the least used station in Zone 6, and is also the least used station on the Epping Branch, which covers stations from Snaresbrook - Epping.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] History

The station was opened as "Theydon" by the Great Eastern Railway on April 24, 1865. It was renamed "Theydon Bois" on December 1, 1865. Central Line trains first served the station on September 25, 1949. 'Milk trains' to Liverpool Street were a regular feature in the timetable until the underpass from Leyton to Stratford was built.

[edit] The station today

As of 5 February 2006, the station is one of the first on the network to operate without a staffed ticket office, though a member of Underground staff are sometimes present at the station.