Bethnal Green railway station

railway station in Bethnal Green, Tower Hamlets, London, England, UK

Bethnal Green railway station is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in Bethnal Green in east London. The station, and all trains serving it, are operated by London Overground, on the West Anglia Main Line, and it is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station was formerly called Bethnal Green Junction until Junction was removed from the name and was also served by trains on the Great Eastern Main Line. It should not be confused with Bethnal Green tube station nearby.

Bethnal Green London Overground
Station entrance
Bethnal Green is located in Greater London
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Location of Bethnal Green in Greater London
LocationBethnal Green
Local authorityLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed byLondon Overground
Station codeBET
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05Increase 0.448 million[1]
2005–06Decrease 0.446 million[1]
2006–07Increase 0.489 million[1]
2007–08Increase 0.564 million[1]
2008–09Decrease 0.545 million[1]
2009–10Decrease 0.516 million[1]
2010–11Increase 0.617 million[1]
Key dates
1872Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°31′23″N 0°03′32″W / 51.523°N 0.059°W / 51.523; -0.059

Services

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The typical off-peak service is:

Oyster card (pay as you go) on National Rail is accepted at the station from 2 January 2008.

History

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In 1872 the Great Eastern Railway opened a new branch to Hackney Downs to serve this branch a new junction was built to the west of Cambridge Heath Road.

It also replaced a station called Mile End which was located on the eastern side of Cambridge Heath Road with a station immediately to the west of the new junction called Bethnal Green Junction.

It served both of the Great Eastern Railway routes and had four platforms. In 1946 this station stopped serving the Great Eastern main line to Shenfield and two platforms were closed, though the remains of the Shenfield down platform are still visible.

The Shenfield up (London-bound) platform was demolished and the tracks rearranged, coinciding with the swapping of services from the former fast tracks onto the former slow (resulting in the arrangement we see today). It is not known for certain when the station's name was changed, possibly when it ceased serving the Shenfield line.

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

Other websites

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