St. James Street railway station explained

St. James Street
Railcode:SJS
Manager:London Overground
Fare Zone:3
Symbol:overground
Locale:Walthamstow
Borough:London Borough of Waltham Forest
Platforms:2
Railexits0405: 0.380
Railexits0506: 0.333
Railexits0607: 0.610
Railexits0708: 0.682
Railexits0809: 0.550
Railexits0910: 0.509
Railexits1011: 0.666
Railexits1112: 0.748
Railexits1213: 0.801
Railexits1314: 0.869
Railexits1415: 0.970
Railexits1516: 1.016
Railexits1617: 1.159
Railexits1718: 1.132 -->
Railexits1819: 1.184
Railexits1920: 1.162
Railexits2021: 0.460
Railexits2122: 0.982
Railexits2223: 1.248
Coordinates:51.581°N -0.0323°W
Original:Great Eastern Railway
Pregroup:Great Eastern Railway
Postgroup:London and North Eastern Railway
British Railways
Events1:opened
Years1:26 April 1870
Dft Category:D

St. James Street is a railway station on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines, located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, east London. It is 5chain55chain 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 3.

History

Located in Walthamstow, St. James Street station opens onto the street of the same name. This section of the A1006 route is the local high street. Shoppers have an easy route from the southernmost end of the market to the railway station, which provides a fast and regular route to the top of the market at Walthamstow Central or into central London at Liverpool Street.

After the transfer of the "West Anglian" portion of the former West Anglia Great Northern franchise to National Express East Anglia, the station was redeveloped. A dual staircase was constructed, allowing passengers to access the platform without passing through the main body of the station itself, and permitting the ticket office to be locked overnight. These have been closed off since the transfer to London Overground in 2015 to enforce a new ticket barrier inside the station which is staffed during all opening hours.

Services

Trains are operated by London Overground.

The typical off-peak weekday service pattern is:

Connections

London Buses routes 158, 212, 230, 275, W11 and 675 serve the station.