Woodford | |
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  Woodford Location of Woodford in Greater London | |
| Location | Woodford |
| Local authority | London Borough of Redbridge |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| Accessible | Yes[2] |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2020 |  2.75 million[3] |
| 2021 | 2.66 million[4] |
| 2022 |  4.24 million[5] |
| 2023 | 4.49 million[6] |
| 2024 | 4.59 million[7] |
| Key dates | |
| 1856 (1856) | Opened |
| 18 April 1966 | Goods yard closed[1] |
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| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°36′22″N0°02′03″E / 51.606°N 0.0341°E /51.606; 0.0341 |
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Woodford is aLondon Underground station in the town ofWoodford in theLondon Borough of Redbridge,East London. It is on theCentral line betweenSouth Woodford andBuckhurst Hill stations, and is located inLondon fare zone 4.[8] The station also acts as a terminus for the line via theHainault loop and the next station via this loop isRoding Valley.
The station was originally opened on 22 August 1856 as part of theEastern Counties Railway branch fromLeyton toLoughton.[9][10] Further alterations were carried out by the successor company, theGreat Eastern Railway, including services toIlford via theFairlop Loop opened between Woodford andNewbury Park in 1903.[10] After 1923 the station came under the control of theLondon & North Eastern Railway until transfer to theLondon Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) on 14 December 1947 as part of the extension of the Central line services of the London Underground. The station acted as a terminus of the Central line, with passengers transferring to a steam shuttle onwards towardsEpping, where the LNER still had local freight services running between Epping and Loughton, and continued to Stratford (Liverpool Street on Sundays) until 5 October 1970.[10] The extension was delayed by World War II and electric services commenced as far as Loughton (and around the 'loop' toHainault) on 21 November 1948.[10]
As part of the electrification carried out for the transfer to the LPTB the original level crossing at the station, where Snakes Lane crossed the line, was closed and a bridge, to the south, was constructed. The original goods yard, which was closed in the late 1960s,[1] now forms the car park.
During the planning of theVictoria line, route options included a continuation of the line fromWalthamstow Central to Woodford or South Woodford stations.[11] However, in 1961, the decision was taken to build only as far as Walthamstow Central.[12]
The main western entrance is located off The Broadway with access to the station car park. The eastern entrance is located on Snakes Lane East.[13] This entrance is closed after 21:00 and intercom is used to ask staff to unlock the gates at other times if necessary.[14] The ticket office on that entrance is also no longer in use. There are three platform tracks, serving a side platform to the west of the line and an island platform to the east, with the track on the eastern side of the island platform being a south facing terminal track. Beyond this terminal track are five stabling sidings, also accessed from the south.[15][16]
The station had gone through refurbishment works. The stanchions have been repainted in two-tone green with tactile strips work completed. Extensive PA and Help Points have been added with new public address system. An 'owl' has also appeared suspended from the girder.[17]
Woodford station is on the Central line betweenSouth Woodford to the west andBuckhurst Hill to the east. It is also a terminus of the line via the Hainault loop and the next station via this loop isRoding Valley. Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 6–11 minutes between 05:22 and 00:49 eastbound toEpping,[18] every 11–25 minutes between 06:48 and 23:37 toHainault (and beyond)[19] and every 5–10 minutes between 05:24 and 23:36 westbound.[20]
| Preceding station | London Underground | Following station | ||
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| South Woodford towardsEaling Broadway orWest Ruislip | Central line Main line | Buckhurst Hill towardsEpping | ||
| Roding Valley towardsEaling Broadway orWest Ruislip | Central line | Terminus | ||
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| George Lane Line and station open | Great Eastern Railway Eastern Counties Railway Loughton branch | Buckhurst Hill Line and station open | ||
| Great Eastern Railway Woodford and Ilford line | Chigwell Line and station open | |||
London Bus routes275 andW14 serve the station.[21]
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