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| File:Lea Bridge Road Station (disused).jpg Lea Bridge Road Station in 2012 | |
| Location | Leyton/Lea Bridge |
|---|---|
| Local authority | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Handicapped/disabled access [1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| 15 1840 | Opened as Lea Bridge Road by the Northern and Eastern Railway |
| April 1871 | Renamed to Lea Bridge |
| Template:End date | Closed |
| 2010s | Reopened |
| Lists of stations | *DLR |
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Lea Bridge is a railway station on the line between Stratford and Tottenham Hale on the Lea Valley Lines.[2] The station is on the north side of Lea Bridge Road (A104) close to its junction with Argall Way and Orient Way, in Leyton in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, north-east London.
The station was opened on 15 September 1840 by the Northern and Eastern Railway as Lea Bridge Road, renamed Lea Bridge in April 1871. It was closed by British Rail on 8 July 1985.[3] It was unstaffed around 1976 and the station buildings demolished. The simple open-sided shelter present in 1985 on the road bridge over the tracks has also been demolished.
In December 2005 a new service between Stratford and Stansted Airport reintroduced regular passenger trains passing through the closed station.
For many years plans were being considered to rebuild and reopen the station, and the nearby Hall Farm Curve junction, as part of wider plans for the redevelopment of the Stratford and Lower Lea Valley area.[4] In January 2013, it was announced that plans had been approved to rebuild and reopen the station. Construction is planned to start in 2014.[5]
In October 2013, work had started on the station by the overgrown platforms being cleared in preparation for the new station building.
In May 2016, the station reopened after 31 years of closure.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | style="background:#Template:GER colour; border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | Great Eastern Railway Lea Valley Lines |
style="background:#Template:GER colour;border-top:solid 1px gray; " | | Tottenham Hale |
Future Service[]
It is expected for Greater Anglia services to serve the reopened station from the outset. Subject to whether the West Anglia Main Line is quadruplicated, a 15 minute frequency may happen, currently two trains per hour (tph) pass the site in each direction.
- 2tph to Stratford
- 2tph to Bishops Stortford
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stratford | Greater Anglia Lea Valley Lines |
Tottenham Hale | ||
References[]
- ↑ Template:Citation step free south east rail
- ↑ Disused Stations
- ↑ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd, 140. R508. ISBN 1-85260-508-1.
- ↑ Template:Cite news
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External links[]
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- London's Abandoned Stations - Lea Bridge
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Coordinates: 51°34′02″N 0°02′11″W / 51.56723°N 0.03630°W
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