Walthamstow Central station

Walthamstow Central
Entrance on Selborne Road
Walthamstow Central Location of Walthamstow Central in Greater London
Location	Walthamstow
Local authority	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed by	London Overground London Underground
Owner	Network Rail London Underground
Station code	WHC
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes(London Overground only) [1][2]
Fare zone	3
OSI	Walthamstow Queen's Road [3]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2016	22.77 million[4]
2017	9.59 million[4]
2018	17.12 million[5]
2019	18.92 million[6]
2020	10.44 million[7]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2016–17	4.021 million[8]
2017–18	4.358 million[8]
2018–19	4.719 million[8]
2019–20	4.396 million[8]
2020–21	1.260 million[8]
Key dates
26 April 1870[9]	Opened (GER)
1 September 1968	Opened (Victoria line)
Other information
External links	TfL station info page Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°34′59″N 0°01′11″W / 51.583056°N 0.019722°W / 51.583056; -0.019722Coordinates: 51°34′59″N 0°01′11″W / 51.583056°N 0.019722°W / 51.583056; -0.019722
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Walthamstow Central /ˈwɔːlθəmstoʊ, ˈwɒl-/ is a London Underground and National Rail interchange station in the town of Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, north-east London. It is the northern terminus of the Victoria line following Blackhorse Road and is the second of five stations on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines operated by London Overground since 2015, 6 miles 16 chains (10.0 km) from London Liverpool Street between St. James Street and Wood Street. The two lines have separate platforms at different levels.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 3. It linked to Walthamstow Queen's Road station on the Gospel Oak to Barking line by a broad footpath, Ray Dudley Way. Walthamstow Central is the closest tube station to Walthamstow Market, the longest outdoor market in Europe.

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