Wood Street railway station

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Wood Street London Overground
Wood Street stn entrance.JPG
Main entrance on Upper Walthamstow Road
Wood Street is located in Greater London
Wood Street
Wood Street
Location of Wood Street in Greater London
LocationWalthamstow
Local authorityLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed byLondon Overground
Station codeWST
DfT categoryD
Number of platforms2
Fare zone4
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16Increase 1.140 million[1]
2016–17Increase 1.317 million[1]
2017–18Increase 1.410 million[1]
2018–19Increase 1.650 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 1.573 million[1]
Key dates
17 November 1873Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°35′11″N 0°00′08″W / 51.5864°N 0.0021°W / 51.5864; -0.0021Coordinates: 51°35′11″N 0°00′08″W / 51.5864°N 0.0021°W / 51.5864; -0.0021
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg London transport portal

Wood Street is a railway station on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines, located in Upper Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, east London. It is 7 miles 7 chains (11.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Walthamstow Central and Highams Park. It has been operated by London Overground since 2015.

It is also occasionally known as "Walthamstow Wood Street". The station is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station is close to Whipps Cross University Hospital.