| Location Leyton Fare zone 3 2013 13.53 million Phone +44 343 222 1234 | Managed by London Underground 2012 12.86 million 2014 14.07 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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| Address High Rd, Leyton, London E10 5PS, UK Similar London Underground, Mile End tube station, Bethnal Green tube station, Newbury Park tube station, Gants Hill tube station | ||
Leyton is a London Underground station at Leyton. Situated opposite Leyton Mills at the end of Leyton High Road, it is on the Central line between Stratford and Leytonstone. It is in zone 3.
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Leyton tube station
History
The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on 22 August 1856 and was called "Low Leyton". It was renamed Leyton on 27 November 1868 by the Great Eastern Railway. The current station buildings largely date from the reconstruction of 1879, which saw the original level crossing replaced by a bridge, although some alterations were carried out in connection with the transfer of the station from the London & North Eastern Railway to London Underground as part of the eastern extensions of the Central line. The station was first served by the Central line on 5 May 1947. Now demolished is the northern ticket office and entrance, opened in 1901, which was removed as part of the controversial M11 extension that was built adjacent to the station in the 1990s.
In September 2011, it was announced that the tube station's capacity was to be doubled, in order to cope with the predicted additional users of the station during the 2012 Olympic Games, and to ease the existing congestion. There was planned to be a new exit from the westbound platform onto Goodall Road, and two extra exits from the eastbound platform, to be used when needed. The work was due to be completed by June 2012, but did not materialise.
Notable local places
Leyton tube station serves Leyton Orient F.C. stadium.
Connections
London Buses routes 58, 69, 97 and 158 serve the station with W14, 339, W15 and night route N26 nearby.