Location Walthamstow Station code BHO Fare zone 3 Opened 1894 | DfT category E 2012 7.30 million Number of platforms 4 | |
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Address Walthamstow, London, United Kingdom Similar Walthamstow Central station, London Underground, Tottenham Hale station, Seven Sisters station, Walthamstow Queen's Road rail | ||
Blackhorse road station
Blackhorse Road is a London Overground and London Underground station located at the junction of Blackhorse Road/Blackhorse Lane with Forest Road in the Walthamstow neighbourhood of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, London, England. The station is on the Victoria line of the London Underground and is the penultimate station on the eastern end of that line. Above ground, the station is located approximately at the midpoint of the Gospel Oak to Barking Line (GOBLIN) of the London Overground.
Contents
- Blackhorse road station
- Victoria line not stopping at blackhorse road station
- History
- Structure
- Artwork
- Services
- Connections
- References
The station is in Travelcard Zone 3 and is the least used station on the Victoria line with 6.44 million passengers per year.
Ticket barriers control access to all platforms. Passengers using Oyster cards are required to tap on an interchange Oyster card reader when transferring between the two lines.
Victoria line not stopping at blackhorse road station
History
The station was opened on 9 July 1894 by the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway and was originally situated east of Blackhorse Road. The station was resited by British Rail on 14 December 1981 to provide better interchange with the tube station which had opened on 1 September 1968.
Structure
The station contains two underground platforms for the Victoria line and two for the London Overground. Due to budget restraints at the time of construction, the underground station, like many stations on the Victoria line, was never completely finished to the standard of other lines. White ceiling panels were never fixed to the ceilings above the platforms; instead the steel tunnel segments were painted black and used to support the fixtures and fittings. This has had a detrimental effect on the lighting levels.
Artwork
There are two distinct works of art at the station, both depicting black horses, in reference to the station's name. One is in the form of a tile motif depicting a black horse on a white cameo against a light blue background, identical to the Victoria line's colour. It was done by Hans Unger, who also did the tile motif at Seven Sisters tube station. The other is a mural of a black horse outside the station's entrance, by David McFall.
Services
During peak periods, trains run approximately every two minutes on the Victoria line (up to 33 trains per hour) in both directions.
The typical off-peak service for London Overground (Mondays-Fridays & Sundays) in trains per hour (tph) is:
The typical off-peak service for London Overground (Saturdays) in trains per hour (tph) is:
From June 2016 until February 2017, services on the route are suspended whilst it is electrified - this project involves lowering track in several places, rebuilding bridges and lengthening platforms as well as installing overhead wires. A replacement bus service is in operation for the duration of the closure period.
Connections
London Bus routes 123, 158, 230 and night route N73 serve the station.