Highams Park railway station explained

Highams Park
Railcode:HIP
Dft Category:C2
Symbol:Overground
Manager:London Overground
Access:yes
Fare Zone:4
Locale:Highams Park
Borough:London Borough of Waltham Forest
Events1:Opened
Years1:17 November 1873
Platforms:2
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Coordinates:51.6084°N -0.0001°W

Highams Park is a railway station on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines, located in Highams Park in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, north-east London. It is 8chain52chain down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and . It has been operated by London Overground since 2015.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 4.

History

The station was originally named "Hale End" upon opening in 1873, and was renamed in 1894 as "Highams Park & 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:

New Class 710 trains have entered service with one unit on this line and another 2 for Enfield and Cheshunt. More of these entered service in 2020.

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. 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.