Stoke Newington railway station

Stoke Newington London Overground
Stoke Newington railway station in 2008
Stoke Newington
Location of Stoke Newington in Greater London
Location Stoke Newington
Local authority London Borough of Hackney
Managed by London Overground
Station code SKW
DfT category E
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2012–13 Increase 0.859 million[1]
2013–14 Increase 0.939 million[1]
2014–15 Increase 0.979 million[1]
2015–16 Increase 1.165 million[1]
2016–17 Increase 1.367 million[1]
Railway companies
Original company Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
27 May 1872 (1872-05-27) Station opened
Other information
Lists of stations
External links
WGS84 51°33′54″N 0°04′23″W / 51.565°N 0.073°W / 51.565; -0.073Coordinates: 51°33′54″N 0°04′23″W / 51.565°N 0.073°W / 51.565; -0.073
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Stoke Newington is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines, serving the Stoke Newington area in the London Borough of Hackney, north London. It is 4 miles 16 chains (6.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Rectory Road and Stamford Hill. Its three-letter station code is SKW and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

The station is on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley Lines, with services out of Liverpool Street running to either Cheshunt or Enfield Town in the north.

A smoked glass/steel-framed ticket office was built in the early 1980s to replace the original ticket hall on the same site. The platforms are located in a narrow cutting and are accessed by uncovered concrete staircases also installed at this time.

In 2015 the station transferred to London Overground operation and was added to the Tube map.

Services

Trains are operated by London Overground.

The typical off-peak weekday service pattern from Stoke Newington is:

Connections

London Buses routes 67, 76, 106, 149, 243, 276, 393 and 476 and night routes N73 and N76 serve the station.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
Enfield & Cheshunt Line
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