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Highams Park railway station

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Location
  
Highams Park

Station code
  
HIP

Accessible
  
Yes

Address
  
London, United Kingdom

Managed by
  
London Overground

DfT category
  
C2

Fare zone
  
4

Number of platforms
  
2

Highams Park railway station

Local authority
  
London Borough of Waltham Forest

Similar
  
Chingford railway station, Walthamstow Central station, Wood Street railway st, St James Street railway st, Blackhorse Road station

Highams Park railway station is in Highams Park which is in the London Borough of Waltham Forest in northeast London. It is in Travelcard Zone 4, and the station and all trains are operated by London Overground. The station is located on the Chingford Branch Line and is part of the Lea Valley Lines network

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History

The station was originally named Hale End upon opening in 1873, and then in 1894 Highams Park and Hale End. The present station, to the design of Neville Ashbee, was inaugurated in 1903.

Services

Trains are operated by London Overground.

The typical off-peak weekday service pattern is:

  • 4 trains per hour (tph) to Liverpool Street;
  • 4 tph to Chingford.
  • Level Crossing

    A level crossing that connects Larkshall Road with Hale End Road is situated just to the south of the station. The crossing is worked by the signal box at Liverpool Street station. There are three ways to cross the line; the footbridge in the station, the subway at the south end of the station which links to the level crossing, and the level crossing itself.

    Connections

    London Buses routes 212, 275, W16 and 675 serve the station.

    References

    Highams Park railway station Wikipedia