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Roydon railway station

Coordinates: 51°46′30″N 0°02′10″E / 51.775°N 0.036°E / 51.775; 0.036
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Not to be confused with Royton railway station.

Roydon
General information
LocationDistrict of Epping Forest
Coordinates51°46′30″N 0°02′10″E / 51.775°N 0.036°E / 51.775; 0.036
Owned byNetwork Rail
Managed byGreater Anglia
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeRYN
History
Opened1844

Roydon railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Roydon in Essex, England. It is 20 miles 9 chains (32.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Broxbourne and Harlow Town stations. Its three-letter station code is RYN.

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

The station circa 1900

The station was designed by Francis Thompson[1] and opened by the Northern and Eastern Railway in 1844.[1] The main station building was abandoned by British Railways in 1978[1] and remained unoccupied until being converted into a restaurant. The station was given Grade II listed status on 30 April 1971.[2]

The station's signal box, built in 1876, is one of only two surviving examples of the GER Type I signal box.[3]

In 2016 the station's ticket office was demolished, and a waiting room was built on its foundations. Additional customer information screens, ticket machines, and improved CCTV and lighting were added at the same time.[4][5]

Services

The typical off-peak Monday-Saturday service is:

The typical Sunday service is:

  • 1 tph to London Liverpool Street
  • 1 tph to Cambridge

References

  1. ^ a b c "Parishes: Roydon - British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1111121)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Improvements to Roydon station". www.londontravelwatch.org.uk.
  5. ^ "MP Robert Halfon to visit Roydon rail station to view improvements - Greater Anglia". www.greateranglia.co.uk.
Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Broxbourne   Greater Anglia
West Anglia Main Line 		  Harlow Town
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