Leytonstone High Road railway station

Leytonstone High Road
The station in 2010
Leytonstone High Road
Location of Leytonstone High Road in Greater London
LocationLeytonstone
Local authorityLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)LER
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
OSILeytonstone
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20 0.710 million
2020–21 0.438 million
2021–22 0.802 million
2022–23 0.841 million
2023–24 1.018 million
Key dates
9 July 1894Opened as Leytonstone
1 May 1949renamed
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087
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Leytonstone High Road is a railway station in Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, on the Gospel Oak to Barking line (currently branded as the Suffragette line of the London Overground), 9 miles 76 chains (16.0 km) down the line from Gospel Oak and situated between Leyton Midland Road and Wanstead Park. It has two platforms that are elevated approximately 20 feet (6 m) above ground level, each of which contains a metal shelter, covered but not completely enclosed. Ticket machines and Oyster validators (for touching in and out) are installed under the arch at the foot of the stairs.

Although the railway crosses over the London Underground's Central line almost immediately north west of the station, there is no direct interchange; Leytonstone station is about a 10-minute walk away. Despite the distance, travellers using Oyster cards can make the interchange as part of a single journey.