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Blackhorse Road London Underground London Overground
LocationWalthamstow
Local authorityLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed byLondon Underground
OwnerLondon Underground
Network Rail
Station codeBHO
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms4
Fare zone3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Increase 9.01 million[1]
2019Increase 9.74 million[2]
2020Decrease 6.16 million[3]
2021Decrease 4.99 million[4]
2022Increase 8.51 million[5]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11Increase 0.445 million[6]
2011–12Increase 0.669 million[6]
2012–13Increase 0.828 million[6]
2013–14Decrease 0.814 million[6]
2014–15Increase 1.102 million[6]
Key dates
1894National Rail opened
1968Victoria line started
1981BR station resited
Other information
External links
London transport portal

Blackhorse Road is a London Overground and London Underground station located at the junction of Blackhorse Road/Blackhorse Lane with Forest Road in the Walthamstow neighbourhood of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, London, England. The station is on the Victoria line of the London Underground and is the penultimate station on the eastern end of that line. Above ground, the station is located approximately at the midpoint of the Gospel Oak to Barking Line (GOBLIN) of the London Overground.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 3[7] and is the least used station on the Victoria line with 6.44 million passengers per year.

Ticket barriers control access to all platforms. Passengers using Oyster cards are required to tap on an interchange Oyster card reader when transferring between the two lines.

History

The station was opened on 9 July 1894[8] by the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway and was originally situated east of Blackhorse Road. The station was resited by British Rail on 14 December 1981[9] to provide better interchange with the tube station which had opened on 1 September 1968.

The station today

Structure

The station contains two underground platforms for the Victoria line and two for the London Overground. Due to budget restraints at the time of construction, the underground station, like many stations on the Victoria line, was never completely finished to the standard of other lines.[citation needed] White ceiling panels were never fixed to the ceilings above the platforms; instead the steel tunnel segments were painted black and used to support the fixtures and fittings. This has had a detrimental effect on the lighting levels.

Artwork

The black horse tile motif at the tube station.

There are two distinct works of art at the station, both depicting black horses, in reference to the station's name. One is in the form of a tile motif depicting a black horse on a white cameo against a light blue background, identical to the Victoria line's colour. It was done by Hans Unger, who also did the tile motif at Seven Sisters tube station. The other is a mural of a black horse outside the station's entrance, by David McFall.[10]

Services

A 2009 stock train calls at the Victoria line southbound platform at Blackhorse Road. Looking south towards Central London.

During peak periods, trains run approximately every two minutes on the Victoria line (up to 33 trains per hour) in both directions.[11][12]

The typical off-peak service for London Overground (Mondays-Fridays & Sundays) in trains per hour (tph) is:

  • 4 tph westbound to Gospel Oak[13]
  • 4 tph eastbound to Barking[13]

The typical off-peak service for London Overground (Saturdays) in trains per hour (tph) is:

  • 4 tph westbound to Gospel Oak[13]
  • 4 tph eastbound to Barking[13]

From June 2016 until February 2017, services on the route are suspended whilst it is electrified - this project involves lowering track in several places, rebuilding bridges and lengthening platforms as well as installing overhead wires.[14] A replacement bus service is in operation for the duration of the closure period.

Connections

London Bus routes 123, 158, 230 and night route N73 serve the station.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  7. ^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  8. ^ The Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
  9. ^ The Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.Connor and B.Halford ISBN 0 947699 17 1
  10. ^ Porter, Laura. "Blackhorse Road". GoLondon. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Victoria line timetable: From Blackhorse Road Underground Station to Walthamstow Central Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Victoria line timetable: From Blackhorse Road Underground Station to Tottenham Hale Underground Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking timetable
  14. ^ "Eight-month closure planned for GOBLIN electrification"Global Rail News article 2 February 2016; Retrieved 7 June 2016
  15. ^ "Buses from Blackhorse Road" (PDF). 20 October 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2015.

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