Woodford tube station

Woodford

Station entrance
Woodford Location of Woodford in Greater London
Location	Woodford
Local authority	London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	3
Accessible
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2007	4.247 million
2008	4.350 million
2009	4.477 million
1856 (1856)	Opened
18 April 1966	Goods yard closed
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink

Woodford is a London Underground station in Woodford in the London Borough of Redbridge, United Kingdom.

The station is on the Central Line between South Woodford and Buckhurst Hill. The station is also a terminus for services via the Hainault loop.

History

The station was originally opened on 22 August 1856 as part of the Eastern Counties Railway branch to Loughton. Further alterations were carried out by the successor company, the Great Eastern Railway, including services to Ilford via the Fairlop Loop opened in 1903. After 1923 the station came under the control of the London & North Eastern Railway until transfer to the London Passenger Transport Board (LT) on 14 December 1947 as part of the extension of the Central Line services of the London Underground. The station acted as a terminus for the Central Line, with passengers transferring to a steam shuttle onwards towards Epping, until electric services commenced as far as Loughton (and around the 'loop' to Hainault) on 21 November 1948.

As part of the electrification carried out for the transfer to LT the original level crossing at the station, where Snakes Lane crossed the line, was closed and a bridge, to the south, was constructed. The original goods yard, which was closed in the late 1960s, now forms the car park.

It was once also suggested that the Victoria Line could terminate at Woodford or South Woodford stations.^{[citation needed]}

Transport links

London Bus routes 275 (Daily) and 549 (Mon-Sat).

Route Number	Route	Via	Operator	Operation
275	Walthamstow St James Street Station to Barkingside Tesco	Highams Park, Woodford Green, Woodford Bridge	Arriva London	Daily. London Buses service. Times
549	South Woodford Station to Loughton Station	Woodford , Buckhurst Hill	Docklands Buses	Mon-Sat except evenings. London Buses service. Times

External links

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
South Woodford towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line Epping branch		Buckhurst Hill towards Epping
Roding Valley towards Hainault, Ealing Broadway, or West Ruislip		Central line Hainault loop		Terminus