Elm Park | |
|---|---|
 Entrance on The Broadway | |
  Elm Park Location of Elm Park in Greater London | |
| Location | Elm Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Havering |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 6 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2020 |  2.01 million[3] |
| 2021 | 1.41 million[4] |
| 2022 |  2.23 million[5] |
| 2023 | 2.54 million[6] |
| 2024 | 2.64 million[7] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 May 1935 | Opened |
| 1 January 1948 | Ownership transferred to British Railways |
| 1 January 1969 | Ownership transferred to London Transport |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′57″N0°12′01″E / 51.54920°N 0.20031°E /51.54920; 0.20031[2] |
 London transport portal | |
Elm Park is aLondon Underground station in theElm Park neighbourhood of theLondon Borough of Havering, East London. It is on theDistrict line betweenDagenham to the west andHornchurch to the east. It is 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) along the line from the eastern terminus at Upminster and 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) fromTower Hill inCentral London. The station was opened by theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway on 13 May 1935 with an official opening ceremony on 18 May 1935. The station was refurbished byMetronet in 2005 and 2006. It was the lastinfill station on the London Underground until 2008. The station is of a similar design to those constructed atDagenham Heathway andUpney. It is inLondon fare zone 6.
TheLondon, Tilbury and Southend Railway constructed a line fromBarking toPitsea through theHornchurch area in 1885, with stations atDagenham andHornchurch.[8] TheWhitechapel and Bow Railway opened in 1902 and allowed through services of theDistrict Railway to operate toUpminster. The District converted to electric trains in 1905 and services were cut back toEast Ham.[a] Delayed byWorld War I, electrified tracks were extended by theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) to Upminster andthrough services resumed in 1932.[9][10][11] The District Railway was incorporated intoLondon Transport in 1933, and became known as theDistrict line.[12]
Theinfill station was provided from 13 May 1935 to serve theElm Park Garden City development.[13][14] The developer,Richard Costain and Sons Ltd., negotiated with the LMS to have the station built on the existing line. It was officially opened byHilton Young,Minister of Health on 18 May 1935 as part of a day of celebration.[15][16] The station was built to the designs of LMS architectWilliam Henry Hamlyn, drawing inspiration fromLondon Underground station architecture.[17] Electric train service was initially a train every 10 minutes at peak times and every 20 minutes off-peak.[18] The station was operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway but was only served by District line trains.[b][19][20]
Derek Wayman, a four year-old child from Elm Park Avenue, waselectrocuted on the railway line near the station on 1 June 1935.[21] Afternationalisation of the railways on 1 January 1948, management of the station was passed toBritish Railways.[22] On 1 January 1969 ownership transferred to theLondon Underground.[23] As part of thepublic–private partnership arrangement for maintenance of the London Underground, the station was refurbished byMetronet during 2005 and 2006.[24] The station was the last to be opened on an existing London Underground line (rather than as part of an extension or new line) untilWood Lane on theHammersmith & City line in 2008.[25]
The station consists of a centralisland platform—numbered 1 for westbound and 2 for eastbound—between the tracks.[26] There are four tracks through the site although there are no platforms for theLondon, Tilbury and Southend line.[27] The platforms are 700 feet (210 m) in length with the 400 feet (120 m) section currently in operational use under a single canopy supported by a row of central columns.[27] There are central platform buildings, including a waiting room and public toilet.[27][28][29]
TheArt Deco ticket office is located above platform level, to which it is connected by a long sloping walkway.[30] There is step-free access from the platform to the street.[1] The design is similar to stations atDagenham Heathway andUpney, although the building has greater use of reinforced concrete which has created a more distinctive design with a curved roof overhang.[17]
Works from the 2005/6 refurbishment included provision of tactile strips and colour contrasted handrails for the visually impaired, installation ofclosed-circuit television cameras, passenger help points, new electronic departure information displays on the platforms, a new public address system and improved lighting.[24] In 2010 it was noted there were "no changes of substance" since opening.[27]
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The station is situated within the mid-1930s planned community ofElm Park.[14] The name was derived from Elm Farm, which is first recorded in 1777 and was known as Elms in 1883, around the time the railway was constructed through the area.[31] It is located on The Broadway in theLondon Borough of Havering. The immediate area is a busy, compact shopping district surrounded by extensive residential development to the north and south.[c] The station is served byLondon Buses routes165,252,365 and372.[33] It will be served by upcoming routeSL12.[34]
Hornchurch station is 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) to the east of the station andDagenham East is 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) to the west. It is 20.7 kilometres (12.9 mi) along the line fromTower Hill inCentral London and 4.0 kilometres (2.5 mi) from the eastern terminus atUpminster.[35]
The station is managed by London Underground.[36] It is inLondon fare zone 6. The typical off-peak service from the station is 12District line trains per hour to Upminster and 12 toEarl's Court, of which six continue toEaling Broadway and six continue toRichmond.[37] Atpeak periods the number of trains per hour increases to 15 and some trains continue from Earl's Court toWimbledon.[37] Services towardsCentral London operate from approximately 05:00 to 23:45 and services toUpminster operate from approximately 06:00 to 01:30.[38] With 2.54 million entries and exits in 2023, it ranked 199th busiest London Underground station.[6]
providing convenience goods and services, and social infrastructure for more local communities and accessible by public transport, walking and cycling. Typically, they contain 5,000–50,000 sqm of retail, leisure and service floorspace. Some District centres have developed specialist shopping functions.
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| Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dagenham East | District line | Hornchurch towardsUpminster | ||
