Hackney Central railway station

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Hackney Central London Overground
Hackney Central stn entrance.JPG
Hackney Central is located in Greater London
Hackney Central
Hackney Central
Location of Hackney Central in Greater London
LocationHackney
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hackney
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeHKC
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2
OSIHackney Downs London Overground National Rail[2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16Increase 5.979 million[3]
2016–17Decrease 4.829 million[3]
– interchange  2.906 million[3]
2017–18Decrease 4.305 million[3]
– interchange Increase 3.436 million[3]
2018–19Decrease 4.183 million[3]
– interchange Increase 4.170 million[3]
2019–20Increase 4.688 million[3]
– interchange Decrease 3.703 million[3]
Key dates
26 September 1850Opened as Hackney
1 December 1870Relocated west
1944Closed
12 May 1980Reopened as Hackney Central
Other information
External links
WGS8451°32′49″N 0°03′21″W / 51.547°N 0.0559°W / 51.547; -0.0559Coordinates: 51°32′49″N 0°03′21″W / 51.547°N 0.0559°W / 51.547; -0.0559
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal

Hackney Central is a London Overground station on the North London line in Hackney Central, Greater London. It lies between Dalston Kingsland and Homerton and is in Travelcard Zone 2.[4] The station and all trains serving it are operated by National Rail services under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London. However, there is no standard red National Rail "double arrow" logo signage at the station, instead only the Overground roundel.[5]

The station is connected to Hackney Downs by a direct passenger walkway linking the two stations (replacing an earlier such link) that was opened in July 2015. This walkway means passengers do not have to exit on to the street in order to continue their onward journey.[6]