Homerton railway station

Homerton is a station on the North London Line in the district of Homerton, East London and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.

Homerton
Homerton
Location of Homerton in Greater London
LocationHomerton
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hackney
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeHMN
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2014–15 5.240 million[2]
2015–16 4.652 million[2]
2016–17 4.816 million[2]
2017–18 4.521 million[2]
2018–19 4.932 million[2]
Key dates
1 October 1868Opened
15 May 1944Temporarily Closed
23 April 1945Officially Closed
13 May 1985Present Station Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.547°N 0.0431°W / 51.547; -0.0431
 London transport portal

The station is close to Homerton University Hospital and Hackney Marshes.

History

The original station was opened on 1 October 1868. Services ceased on 15 May 1944 with a substitute bus service provided until official closure on 23 April 1945. Other than a partial section of wall to the north of the bridge over Barnabas Road, the original 1868 station has been demolished. Although of reduced size, the original station building would have been similar to buildings remaining at Hackney Central and Camden Road. The present basic station was opened on 13 May 1985.[3]

In February 2010, as part of the programme to introduce four-car trains on the London Overground network, the North London Line between Gospel Oak and Stratford closed to enable the installation of a new signalling system and the extension of 30 platforms along the route. Engineering work continued until May 2011, during which reduced services operated and Sunday services were suspended. The line reopened on 1 June 2010.[4]

Services

The typical service at the station is 4 trains per hour Westbound to Richmond via Hackney, Highbury, Camden Road and Willesden, 2 trains per hour Westbound to Clapham Junction and 4 trains per hour Eastbound to Stratford.[5] These extra services which were introduced following maintenance work on the North London Line have replaced the additional shuttle train running between Camden Road and Stratford in the morning and evening peaks.

Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
towards Richmond or Clapham Junction
North London Line
towards Stratford
Disused railways
Hackney Central   North London
Railway		   Victoria Park
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References
  1. "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
  2. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.Connor and B.Halford ISBN 0-947699-17-1
  4. "London Overground to close from Gospel Oak to Stratford as part of £326m upgrade to deliver longer, more frequent trains". TfL. 18 December 2009. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 8 March 2010.
  5. London Overground timetable from 22 May 2011.
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