Cambridge Heath railway station

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Cambridge Heath London Overground
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Cambridge Heath railway station in 2010
Cambridge Heath is located in Greater London
Cambridge Heath
Cambridge Heath
Location of Cambridge Heath in Greater London
LocationBethnal Green
Local authorityLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeCBH
DfT categoryF1
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16Increase 0.647 million[1]
2016–17Increase 0.766 million[1]
2017–18Increase 0.775 million[1]
2018–19Increase 0.786 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 0.774 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
27 May 1872 (1872-05-27)Station opened
22 May 1916Temporarily closed
5 May 1919Reopened
17 February 1986Temporarily closed
15 March 1986Reopened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°31′56″N 0°03′26″W / 51.5321°N 0.0572°W / 51.5321; -0.0572Coordinates: 51°31′56″N 0°03′26″W / 51.5321°N 0.0572°W / 51.5321; -0.0572
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal

Cambridge Heath is a railway station operated by London Overground[2][3] in Bethnal Green, East London. The station is 1 mile 61 chains (2.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Bethnal Green and London Fields on the Lea Valley lines to Cheshunt and Enfield Town. Its three-letter station code is CBH and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

The station is named after the Cambridge Heath area of Hackney across Hackney Road.