Wanstead Park railway station

Wanstead Park London Overground
The station entrance in 2008
Wanstead Park is located in Greater London
Wanstead Park
Wanstead Park
Location of Wanstead Park in Greater London
LocationForest Gate
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)WNP
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone3
OSIForest Gate Elizabeth line[1]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 0.770 million[2]
– interchange Increase 12,234[2]
2020–21Decrease 0.517 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 8,004[2]
2021–22Increase 0.871 million[2]
– interchange Increase 13,397[2]
2022–23Increase 0.891 million[2]
– interchange Decrease 11,671[2]
2023–24Increase 0.998 million[2]
– interchange Increase 44,292[2]
Key dates
1894Opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°33′06″N 0°01′35″E / 51.5518°N 0.0264°E / 51.5518; 0.0264
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Wanstead Park is a railway station in Forest Gate, London. It is on the Suffragette line of the London Overground in Zone 3, 11 miles 11 chains (17.9 km) down the line from Gospel Oak and situated between Leytonstone High Road and Woodgrange Park. Despite its name, Wanstead Park station is not situated in Wanstead but in Forest Gate – and it is not near Wanstead Park but Wanstead Flats. The station was opened 9 July 1894. The station is 360 yards (330 m) from Forest Gate station, according to TfL's journey planner, and this interchange is suggested in the National Rail Timetable.[3]

  1. ^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. ^ National Rail Timetable Page 46

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