Homerton railway station
Homerton | |
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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 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2019–20 | 4.761 million[2] |
2020–21 | 1.774 million[2] |
2021–22 | 3.299 million[2] |
2022–23 | 3.863 million[2] |
2023–24 | 4.556 million[2] |
Key dates | |
1 October 1868 | Opened |
15 May 1944 | Temporarily Closed |
23 April 1945 | Officially Closed |
13 May 1985 | Present Station Opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51°32′49″N 0°02′35″W / 51.547°N 0.0431°W |
London transport portal |
Homerton is a station on the Mildmay line of the London Overground, located in the district of Homerton, East London. Situated in London fare zone 2, the current station opened on 13 May 1985 to coincide with the introduction of the Richmond to North Woolwich through electric passenger service. The station is close to Homerton University Hospital and Hackney Marshes.
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History
[edit]The original station was opened on 1 October 1868 by the North London Railway. 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] to coincide with the introduction of the North London Link service between Richmond and North Woolwich.
In February 2010, as part of the programme to introduce four-car trains on the London Overground network, the North London line between Gospel Oak and Stratford closed 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. The line reopened on 1 June 2010.[4]
Services
[edit]The typical service at the station is four trains per hour westbound to Richmond via Hackney Central, Highbury, Camden Road and Willesden Junction, alternating with four trains per hour westbound to Clapham Junction. There are eight 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 Stratford in the morning and evening peaks.
Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
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Hackney Central towards Clapham Junction or Richmond
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Mildmay line | Hackney Wick towards Stratford
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Hackney Central | North London Railway |
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References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "Richmond and Clapham Junction to Stratford route" (PDF). 15 May 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2022. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
External links
[edit]- Train times and station information for Homerton railway station from National Rail
- Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06 Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- 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 in Great Britain opened in 1868
- Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1944
- Reopened railway stations in Great Britain
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1985
- Railway stations served by London Overground
- Homerton
- Mildmay line stations