Wanstead tube station

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Wanstead London Underground
Wanstead station building northwest.JPG
Northern entrance
Wanstead is located in Greater London
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Wanstead

Location of Wanstead in Greater London
Location Wanstead
Local authority London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by London Underground
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2007 increase 2.212 million[1]
2008 increase 2.260 million[1]
2009 decrease 2.200 million[1]
1947 Opened
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Coordinates: 51°34′30″N 0°01′41″E / 51.575°N 0.028°E / 51.575; 0.028

Wanstead tube station is a London Underground station in Wanstead, on the Hainault loop of the Central Line. It is in Zone 4.

Construction of the station had started in the 1930s, but was delayed by the onset of World War 2. Wanstead was not opened until December 14, 1947. The station buildings, located opposite The Green, were designed by architect Charles Holden, like many other stations on the branch. It kept its original wooden escalator until 2003, one of the last underground tube stations to do so.

The station has been extensively refurbished since 2006, with the original platform wall tiling, that had become badly damaged, being replaced.

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[edit] Transport links

London bus routes 101, 308, Night routes N8 and N55.

Route Number Route Via Operator Operation
66 Handicapped/disabled access Leytonstone Station London Underground to Romford Station National Rail Wanstead London Underground, Redbridge London Underground, Gants Hill London Underground, Newbury Park London Underground Arriva London Daily. London Buses service. Times
145 Handicapped/disabled access Leytonstone Station London Underground to Dagenham Asda Redbridge London Underground, IlfordNational Rail, BecontreeLondon Underground East London Daily. London Buses service. Times
W12 Handicapped/disabled access Walthamstow Coppermill Lane to Wanstead Station London Underground Walthamstow Central National RailLondon Underground, Whipps Cross Hospital, South Woodford London Underground HCT Group Daily. London Buses service. Times
W13 Handicapped/disabled access Woodford Wells to Leytonstone Station London Underground Woodford Green, Snaresbrook London Underground, Wanstead London Underground HCT Group Daily. London Buses service. Times
W14 Handicapped/disabled access Leyton Asda to Woodford Bridge South Woodford London Underground, Wanstead London Underground, Leytonstone London Underground Arriva London Daily. London Buses service. Times

[edit] Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Wanstead tube station

  • Eastbound platform, illustrating nearly complete refurbishment (photo: Aug. 2008)

  • Westbound platform, illustrating nearly complete refurbishment (photo: Aug. 2008)

  • Platform roundel

  • View from the southwest showing the southern entrance

[edit] References

  1. ^ 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. 

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Preceding station   Underground no-text.svg London Underground   Following station
Central line
Hainault loop
towards Hainault or
Woodford (via Hainault)


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