Leytonstone High Road railway station

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Leytonstone High Road London Overground
Leytonstone High Road railway station MMB 03.jpg
The station in 2010
Leytonstone High Road is located in Greater London
Leytonstone High Road
Leytonstone High Road
Location of Leytonstone High Road in Greater London
LocationLeytonstone
Local authorityLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeLER
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
OSILeytonstone London Underground[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17Decrease 0.210 million[2]
2017–18Increase 0.571 million[2]
2018–19Increase 0.837 million[2]
2019–20Decrease 0.710 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.438 million[2]
Key dates
9 July 1894Opened as Leytonstone
1 May 1949renamed
Other information
External links
WGS8451°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087Coordinates: 51°33′48″N 0°00′31″E / 51.5634°N 0.0087°E / 51.5634; 0.0087
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal

Leytonstone High Road is a railway station in Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, 9 miles 76 chains (16.0 km) down the line from Gospel Oak and situated between Leyton Midland Road and Wanstead Park. It has two platforms that are elevated approximately 20 feet (6 m) above ground level, each of which contains a metal shelter, covered but not completely enclosed. Ticket machines and Oyster validators (for touching in and out) are installed under the arch at the foot of the stairs.

Although the railway crosses over the London Underground's Central line almost immediately north west of the station, there is no direct interchange; Leytonstone station is about a 10-minute walk away. Despite the distance, travellers using Oyster cards can make the interchange as part of a single journey.