Location Theydon Bois Accessible Yes (Eastbound only) 2012 0.75 million Phone +44 343 222 1234 | Managed by London Underground Fare zone 6 2013 0.82 million Number of platforms 2 | |
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Address Coppice Row, Theydon Bois, Epping CM16 7EU, UK Similar Debden tube station, Buckhurst Hill tube station, Loughton tube station, Epping tube station, Snaresbrook tube station | ||
Central line train leaving theydon bois tube station
Theydon Bois is a London Underground station in Theydon Bois within the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is served by the Central line and is between Debden and Epping. For the purposes of fare charging it is in Zone 6.
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History
The station was opened as "Theydon" by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on 24 April 1865 but in December that year it was renamed to its present name. It opened as an intermediate station on their Loughton–Ongar extension; the GER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923. 'Milk trains' to Liverpool Street were a regular feature in the timetable until the underpass from Leyton to Stratford was built.
As part of the New Works Programme, 1935–1940, the LNER branch was transferred to London Underground, to form the part of the eastern extension of the Central line.
In 2015, advocacy by a local group forced a proposed 80-space commuter car park to seek planning permission before being constructed on land adjacent to the station.
The station today
The station was one of the first on the Underground network to operate without a staffed ticket office.
Connections
London bus route 541 serves the station.