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  Maryland Location of Maryland in Greater London | |
| Location | Maryland |
| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
| Managed by | Elizabeth line |
| Owner | |
| Station code | MYL |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 |  0.639 million[2] |
| 2021–22 |  1.430 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 2.788 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 4.714 million[2] |
| 2024–25 | 4.055 million[2] |
| Railway companies | |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 6 January 1873 | Opened asMaryland Point |
| 28 October 1940 | RenamedMaryland |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′46″N0°00′21″E / 51.546°N 0.0059°E /51.546; 0.0059 |
 London transport portal | |
Maryland railway station is on theGreat Eastern Main Line serving theMaryland area of theLondon Borough of Newham, east London. It is 4 miles 39 chains (7.2 km) down the line fromLondon Liverpool Street and is situated betweenStratford andForest Gate. Its three-letter station code is MYL and it is inLondon fare zone 3.
The station was opened in 1873 asMaryland Point by theGreat Eastern Railway. It was renamedMaryland in 1940. It is managed and served by theElizabeth line betweenShenfield andHeathrow Airport.
The railway through the site of Maryland station was first built in 1839 by theEastern Counties Railway as the first part of what was later to become theGreat Eastern Main Line. Trains initially ran betweenMile End andRomford.
By the 1860s, the railways in East Anglia were in financial trouble and most were leased to theEastern Counties Railway (ECR). Although they wished to amalgamate formally, they could not obtain government agreement for this until 1862, when theGreat Eastern Railway (GER) was formed.[3]
Maryland Point station was opened by theGreat Eastern Railway on 6 January 1873.
Between Stratford and Maryland Point were some cattle pens (a staple of early ECR goods traffic) and sidings as well as two additional running lines. The new station was located just after the two track section began and is located between the bridges carrying Grove Road and Water Lane over the railway.[4]
The area west of the station was remodelled c1877 and, in 1877 and again in 1882 the station platforms were lengthened.[5]
As London grew, developers starting acquiring land to build new properties and the demand at stations such as Maryland Point increased. The GER realised that the two track main line was not enough to cope with the new suburban and longer distance traffic, and still provide a reliable service for the minor stations. The answer was a programme of quadrupling (providing two additional tracks) along the route and this work took place in phases. In the case of Maryland the changes were extensive.
The alignment was extended north and south of the existing station, with the original alignment in the middle of today's platforms 2 and 3. When the station was built platforms were only built on the northernmost lines which were named the Local Lines. The other lines used for longer distance trains were named the Through Lines. Improved entrances were provided at both ends of the station with stairs down to the platforms.[6]
In the 1870s prior to the station opening, the first signal box was located where the down platform was built. When the station was built a new signal box (1872) was provided west of Grove Road bridge. This only lasted until 1891 when the tracks were re-aligned due to the quadrupling through the station area and the new box was situated slightly to the south between the two sets of running lines. At the same time a short lived signal box existed at Maryland Point East Junction where the four tracks went down to two tracks, but once the four tracks were extended toForest Gate, the junction was abolished and there was no need for the signal box.
In 1907 the station was equipped with electric lighting.[5]
Table 298 of the Bradshaw's timetable guide of July 1922 shows Maryland Point to have a regular services of trains from Liverpool Street or Fenchurch Street. These trains terminated at Ilford, Chadwell Heath, Romford or Gidea Park or worked through to theFairlop Loop.
In 1923, the GER amalgamated with other railways to form theLondon and North Eastern Railway (LNER).
During this period local stopping trains were generally hauled byLNER Class N7 locomotives on trains of corridor type carriage stock.
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Plans were drawn up in the 1930s to electrify the suburban lines from Liverpool Street to Shenfield at 1,500 V DC and work was started on implementing this. However, the outbreak ofWorld War II, brought most of the project to a temporary halt and it was not until 1949 that the scheme was completed.[7]
On 28 October 1940 the station was named Maryland.[8][9]
The signal box was closed as part of the electrification scheme on 29 August 1946.[10]
As part of the electrification scheme a flyover was built just north of Manor Park. The flyover was designed to remove conflicting moves between Local Line and Through Line trains and meant that Maryland, Forest Gate and Manor Park stations required new platforms to be provided on the Through Lines as these three locations only had Local Line platforms after the 1893/4 quadrupling.[11]
However, work on Maryland station was progressed during the war years despite manpower and steel shortages. Key changes included:
The new station buildings, were designed byThomas Bennett.[13]
On 1 January 1948, followingnationalisation of the railways, Maryland became part of theBritish Railways Eastern Region. The electrification scheme and its associated works were finished and from February 1949 theClass 306 EMUs operated the service to steam timings with an accelerated all electric schedule being introduced in September 1949.[14]
The 1500 DC electrification system was converted to 25/6.35 KV AC operation between 4 and 6 November 1960.[15]
In 1980 the firstClass 315 EMUs were introduced to replace the Class 306s and were used on passenger trains serving Maryland.[16]
The railway was sectorised in 1982 and Maryland and the trains calling at it became part of the London and South-East sector. On 10 June 1986 this was rebranded to becomeNetwork South East which was responsible for working services up to privatisation.[17][18]
In April 1994Railtrack became responsible for the maintenance of the infrastructure. Railtrack was succeeded byNetwork Rail in 2002.
Between privatisation on 1 April 1994 and 4 January 1997 the station was operated by a non-privatised business unit.Since then passenger services calling at the station have been operated by the following franchises:
Maryland was added to the plannedCrossrail route in 2006 after campaigning byNewham Council, theLondon Transport Users Committee and others. An agreement was also reached about improving access to the station.
Maryland was closed between 27 July and 12 August 2012, during the2012 Olympic Games, as it would have been unable to cope with the large numbers of spectators who might have used it to access the venues nearby at the Olympic Park.[19]
In June 2017, newClass 345 trains began entering service in preparation for the opening of theCrossrail initially working between Liverpool Street and Shenfield.
In early 2019 step free access was introduced to Maryland station.[20]
The Class 315 trains were finally taken out of service in 2022. Through services to central London and Heathrow Airport started running on the Crossrail-constructed Elizabeth line on 22 November 2022.[21]
At 169 metres (185 yd), the platforms are too short for Elizabeth Line trains which are over 200 metres (220 yd) in length, and extending the platforms is impossible due to geographical constraints.Transport for London therefore makes use ofselective door operation such that doors on some end carriages do not open at Maryland. Of the four platforms, only the two serving the stopping "metro" lines are in regular operation, the others being used only when necessary during engineering works or temporary train path diversions.[citation needed]
The station is one of the primary rail access points for the residential areas in the north ofStratford and the south ofLeytonstone in east London. The area surrounding the station has seen much redevelopment in the 21st century, with ongoing improvements underway related to the nearbyOlympic Park. The "twisted clock" timepiece/sculpture formerly installed outside Stratford station was relocated to Maryland in 2010.[22]
TheCart and Horses pub is next to the station on Maryland Point. It was an important early gig venue for the rock bandIron Maiden.[23]
London Buses routes69,257,308, school route678 and night routeN8 serve the station.[24]
All services at Maryland are operated by theElizabeth line usingClass 345EMUs.
The typical Monday to Friday off-peak service in trains per hour is:[25][26]
During the peak hours, the station is served by a number of additional services betweenLondon Liverpool Street andGidea Park. These services do not call atWhitechapel.
On Sundays, the service to and from Shenfield is reduced to 4 tph, with alternating services running only as far as Gidea Park.
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