London Fields railway station explained

London Fields
Symbol:overground
Railcode:LOF
Manager:London Overground
Fare Zone:2
Locale:London Fields
Borough:London Borough of Hackney
Platforms:2
Raillowexits0405: 47,223
Raillowexits0506: 55,632
Railexits0607: 0.112
Railexits0708: 0.213
Railexits0809: 0.184
Railexits0910: 0.222
Railexits1011: 0.371
Railexits1112: 0.459
Railexits1213: 0.496
Railexits1314: 0.620
Railexits1415: 0.720
Railexits1516: 1.184
Railexits1617: 1.331
Railexits1718: 1.325 -->
Railexits1819: 1.354
Railexits1920: 1.332
Railexits2021: 0.347
Railexits2122: 0.945
Railexits2223: 1.373
Coordinates:51.5407°N -0.0577°W
Dft Category:F1

London Fields is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley Lines, serving the district of London Fields in the London Borough of Hackney, east London. It is 2chain35chain down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is LOF and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

History

The station dates from 1872 when it was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. It was closed from 22 May 1916 and reopened 1 July 1919 as a wartime economy measure. Electrification of the line was instituted in 1960, and London Fields station was reduced to weekday peak period-only service for much of the 1980s and 1990s. It had its services suspended altogether for five years after a fire in 1981 that seriously damaged the main station buildings, putting its future in serious doubt.[1] Repairs were eventually carried out and the station reopened in 1986,[2] though still on a limited basis (like the neighbouring Cambridge Heath). Both stations eventually regained a regular daytime service after a 1998 timetable change. Evening and Saturday trains were added in 2001, and the current service level including Sunday trains commenced in 2005.

London Fields and all services that call were previously operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. However, in May 2015 they were transferred to London Overground operations and the station was added to the tube map.[3] [4]

Services

All services at London Fields are operated by London Overground using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Body, p.109
  2. http://electric-rly-society.org.uk/a-very-political-railway/ "A Very Political Railway"
  3. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2014/may/tfl-appoints-london-overground-operator-to-run-additional-services TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services
  4. http://www.railpro.co.uk/news/?idArticles=2024 TfL count on LOROL for support