Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station explained

Symbol:overground
Walthamstow Queen's Road
Manager:London Overground
Owner:Network Rail
Fare Zone:3
Locale:Walthamstow
Borough:London Borough of Waltham Forest
Events1:Opened
Years1:9 July 1894
Events2:Renamed "Walthamstow Queen's Road"
Years2:6 May 1968
Platforms:2
Railcode:WMW
Raillowexits0405:34,379
Raillowexits0506: 30,503
Raillowexits0607: 62,520
Raillowexits0708: 68,681
Raillowexits0809: 69,418
Raillowexits0910: 86,904
Railexits1011: 0.216
Railexits1112: 0.335
Railexits1213: 0.406
Railexits1314: 0.459
Railexits1415: 0.541
Railexits1516: 0.946
Railexits1617: 0.219
Railexits1718: 0.501 -->
Railexits1819: 0.735
Railexits1920: 0.644
Railexits2021: 0.404
Railexits2122: 0.690
Railexits2223: 0.765
Access:yes
Coordinates:51.5817°N -0.024°W
Dft Category:E

Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station is a London Overground station between and stations on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, 8chain7chain down the line from . It is in Zone 3. It opened as "Walthamstow" on 9 July 1894 and was renamed on 6 May 1968[1] [2] under British Rail. The station stands on Edinburgh Road (not Queens Road) facing Walthamstow (Queens Road) Cemetery. There is step-free access from the street to both platforms.The station is about 330yd from station and there is a direct footpath link between the two stations via a new exit onto Exeter Road. The footpath link, which opened in August 2014, is called Ray Dudley Way in commemoration of a local man who campaigned for the link for many years.[3]

Services

All services at Walthamstow Queen's Road are operated by London Overground using EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour in each direction between and . During the late evenings, the service is reduced to three trains per hour in each direction.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
  2. Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
  3. News: Ray Dudley Way pedestrian footpath opened on Monday . . 13 August 2014 . 28 August 2014.
  4. Web site: London Overground Timetable: Gospel Oak to Barking. Transport for London. 1 January 2024.