London Fields railway station

London Fields is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley Lines, serving the district of London Fields in the London Borough of Hackney, east London. It is 2 miles 35 chains (3.9 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Cambridge Heath and Hackney Downs. Its three-letter station code is LOF and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

London Fields
Entrance to London Fields railway station in 2008
London Fields
Location of London Fields in Greater London
LocationLondon Fields
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hackney
Managed byLondon Overground
Station codeLOF
DfT categoryF1
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2015–16 1.184 million[1]
2016–17 1.331 million[1]
2017–18 1.325 million[1]
2018–19 1.354 million[1]
2019–20 1.332 million[1]
Other information
External links
WGS8451.5407°N 0.0577°W / 51.5407; -0.0577
 London transport portal

History

The station dates from 1872 when it was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. It was closed from 22 May 1916 and reopened 1 July 1919 as a wartime economy measure. Electrification of the line was instituted in 1960, and London Fields station was reduced to weekday peak period-only service for much of the 1980s and 1990s. It had its services suspended altogether for five years after a fire in 1981 that seriously damaged the main station buildings, putting its future in serious doubt.[2] Repairs were eventually carried out and the station reopened in 1986,[3] though still on a limited basis (like the neighbouring Cambridge Heath). Both stations eventually regained a regular daytime service after a 1998 timetable change. Evening and Saturday trains were added in 2001, and the current service level including Sunday trains commenced in 2005.

London Fields and all services that call were previously operated by Abellio Greater Anglia. However, in 2015 they were transferred to London Overground operations and the station was added to the tube map.[4][5]

Services

Trains are operated by London Overground. The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour (tph) to London Liverpool Street, 2 tph to Cheshunt, and 2 tph to Enfield Town.[6] London Overground services to Chingford pass the station on the fast lines.

References
  1. "Station usage estimates". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. Body, p.109
  3. "A Very Political Railway" De Burton, Alan; Electric Railway Society 4 March 2015; Retrieved 23 May 2016
  4. TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
  5. TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014
  6. GB National Rail Timetable May 2019, Table 21

Bibliography
  • Body, G. (1986), PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region, Volume 1, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 0-85059-712-9
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Enfield & Cheshunt Line
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