Stoke Newington railway station
Stoke Newington | |
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Stoke Newington railway station in 2008 | |
Stoke Newington Location of Stoke Newington in Greater London | |
Location | Stoke Newington |
Local authority | London Borough of Hackney |
Managed by | London Overground |
Station code | SKW |
DfT category | E |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Fare zone | 2 |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2010–11 | 0.686 million[1] |
2011–12 | 0.822 million[1] |
2012–13 | 0.859 million[1] |
2013–14 | 0.939 million[1] |
2014–15 | 0.979 million[1] |
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WGS84 | 51°33′54″N 0°04′23″W / 51.565°N 0.073°WCoordinates: 51°33′54″N 0°04′23″W / 51.565°N 0.073°W |
London Transport portal UK Railways portal |
Stoke Newington is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley Lines, serving the Stoke Newington area in the London Borough of Hackney, north London. It is 4 miles 16 chains (6.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Rectory Road and Stamford Hill. Its three-letter station code is SKW and it is in Travelcard zone 2.
The station is on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley Lines, with services out of Liverpool Street running to either Cheshunt or Enfield Town in the north. Trains generally run every 15 minutes in each direction during off-peak periods.
A smoked glass/steel-framed ticket office was built in the early 1980s to replace the original ticket hall on the same site. The platforms are located in a narrow cutting and are accessed by uncovered concrete staircases also installed at this time.
In 2015 the station transferred to London Overground operation and was added to the Tube map.
Connections
London Buses routes 67, 76, 106, 149, 243, 276, 393 and 476 and night routes N73 and N76 serve the station.
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
External links
- Media related to Stoke Newington railway station at Wikimedia Commons
Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
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Rectory Road | Lea Valley Lines Enfield Town/Cheshunt line |
Stamford Hill |