Fairlop tube station

Fairlop is a London Underground station in Fairlop in east London, England, which is on the Central line of the London Underground. It has been in Travelcard Zone 4 since 2 January 2007. It is on the north side of Forest Road, in Fairlop, just north of Barkingside.

Fairlop
Station entrance
Fairlop Location of Fairlop in Greater London
Location	Fairlop
Local authority	London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2014	1.09 million[1]
2015	1.13 million[1]
2016	1.20 million[1]
2017	1.24 million[1]
2018	1.17 million[2]
Key dates
1 May 1903	Opened (GER)
29 November 1947	Closed (LNER)
1 May 1948	Opened (Central line)
24 March 1958	Goods yard closed[3]
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
WGS84	51.59562°N 0.09054°E / 51.59562; 0.09054
London transport portal

History

The station was opened on 1 May 1903 as part of the Great Eastern Railway's (GER) Woodford to Ilford "loop" or branch line (the Fairlop Loop). This line, designed to stimulate suburban growth, had a chequered career. As a consequence of the 1921 Railways Act, the GER was merged with other railway companies in 1923 to become part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER). As part of the 1935 - 1940 New Works Programme of the London Passenger Transport Board, the majority of the loop was to be transferred to form the eastern extensions of the Central line. Although work commenced in 1938, it was suspended on the outbreak of the Second World War in 1939 and work only recommenced in 1946.

Steam train services serving Fairlop were suspended on 29 November 1947 and electrified Central line passenger services, to Central London via Gants Hill, finally commenced on 31 May 1948. The line from Newbury Park to Hainault through Fairlop had been electrified for empty train movements to the new depot at Hainault from 14 December 1947.

Few alterations took place during this transfer, and the station remains a fine example of an Edwardian railway station including canopies that still bear the GER symbol in the bracketry.

The station has toilet facilities, a car park, and a waiting room on both westbound and eastbound platforms.

Gallery

• 
  Looking north, with GER bracketry visible beneath the canopy
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  Looking south
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  Roundel on eastbound platform
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  Close-up of GER bracketry still visible beneath the platform awnings

References

1. "Multi-year station entry-and-exit figures (2007-2017)" (XLSX). London Underground station passenger usage data. Transport for London. January 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
2. "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 21 August 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2020.
3. Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be - freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News. London Underground Railway Society (591): 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.

External links

• London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
  • Fairlop LNER station, 1935
  • View of platforms, 1953
  • Booking hall, 1955

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Barkingside towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line		Hainault towards Hainault or Woodford (via Hainault)
	Historical railways
Barkingside Line and station open		Great Eastern Railway Woodford and Ilford line		Hainault Line and station open