Bethnal Green railway station
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 The station entrance in 2008 | |
  Bethnal Green Location of Bethnal Green in Greater London | |
| Location | Bethnal Green |
| Local authority | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | BET |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2016–17 |  1.256 million[1] |
| 2017–18 |  1.248 million[1] |
| 2018–19 | 1.273 million[1] |
| 2019–20 | 1.192 million[1] |
| 2020–21 | 0.550 million[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 1872 | Opened |
| 1946 | Great Eastern Main Line platforms closed |
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| WGS84 | 51°31′23″N 0°03′32″W / 51.523°N 0.059°WCoordinates: 51°31′23″N 0°03′32″W / 51.523°N 0.059°W |
 London transport portal | |
Bethnal Green is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines in the southern part of Bethnal Green, in East London. The station is 1 mile 10 chains (1.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street; the next station is either Hackney Downs (on the Chingford branch) or Cambridge Heath (on the route to Cheshunt and Enfield Town). It is an interchange station between three services operated by London Overground. Its three-letter station code is BET and it is in Travelcard zone 2.
The station was opened in 1872 and was formerly called Bethnal Green Junction until 1946;[2] it was also formerly served by trains on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) via Stratford. The station is situated on Three Colts Lane and is within walking distance to Bethnal Green Road via Wilmot Street. It is some distance from the other Bethnal Green station on the London Underground's Central line.
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