Homerton railway station
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Location | Homerton |
Local authority | London Borough of Hackney |
Managed by | London Overground |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code(s) | HMN |
DfT category | E |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
Fare zone | 2 |
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1 October 1868 | Opened |
15 May 1944 | Temporarily Closed |
23 April 1945 | Officially Closed |
13 May 1985 | Present Station Opened |
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Coordinates | 51°32′49″N 0°02′35″W / 51.547°N 0.0431°W |
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Homerton is a station on the North London Line in the district of Homerton, East London and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station is close to Homerton University Hospital and Hackney Marshes.
History
The original station was opened on 1 October 1868. Services ceased on 15 May 1944 with a substitute bus service provided until official closure on 23 April 1945. Other than a partial section of wall to the north of the bridge over Barnabas Road, the original 1868 station has been demolished. Although of reduced size, the original station building would have been similar to buildings remaining at Hackney Central and Camden Road. The present basic station was opened on 13 May 1985.[3]
Services
As part of the programme to introduce four-car trains on the London Overground network, the North London Line between Gospel Oak and Template:LUL stations closed in February 2010; reopening on 1 June 2010. This was to enable the installation of a new signalling system and the extension of 30 platforms along the route. Engineering work continued until May 2011, during which reduced services operated and Sunday services were suspended.[4]
The typical service at the station is 4 trains per hour Westbound to Template:LUL stations via Hackney, Highbury, Camden Road and Willesden, 2 trains per hour Westbound to Clapham Junction and 4 trains per hour Eastbound to Stratford.[5] These extra services which were introduced following maintenance work on the North London Line have replaced the additional shuttle train running between Camden Road and Template:LUL stations in the morning and evening peaks.
References
- ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.Connor and B.Halford ISBN 0-947699-17-1
- ^ "London Overground to close from Gospel Oak to Stratford as part of £326m upgrade to deliver longer, more frequent trains". TfL. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
- ^ London Overground timetable from 22 May 2011.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Homerton railway station from National Rail
- Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
- Use dmy dates from August 2012
- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 2
- DfT Category E stations
- Proposed Chelsea-Hackney Line stations
- Railway stations in the London Borough of Hackney
- Former North London Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1868
- Railway stations closed in 1944
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
- Railway stations opened in 1985
- Railway stations served by London Overground