Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station

Walthamstow Queen's Road
Walthamstow Queen's Road
	The Ray Dudley Way station entrance in 2014
	Walthamstow Queen's Road Location of Walthamstow Queen's Road in Greater London
Location	Walthamstow
Local authority	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	WMW
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	3
OSI	Walthamstow Central
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	0.644 million
2020–21	0.404 million
2021–22	0.690 million
2022–23	0.765 million
2023–24	0.956 million
Key dates
9 July 1894	Opened
6 May 1968	Renamed "Walthamstow Queen's Road"
Other information
External links	Departures; Facilities;
Coordinates	51°34′54″N 0°01′26″W / 51.5817°N 0.024°W
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Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station is a London Overground station between Blackhorse Road and Leyton Midland Road stations on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, 8 miles 7 chains (13.0 km) down the line from Gospel Oak. It is in Zone 3. It opened as "Walthamstow" on 9 July 1894 and was renamed on 6 May 1968^[4]^[5] under British Rail. The station stands on Edinburgh Road (not Queens Road) facing Walthamstow (Queens Road) Cemetery. There is step-free access from the street to both platforms.

London Overground

			Cheshunt
			Theobalds Grove
			Enfield Town Turkey Street Romford
			Bush Hill Park Southbury Emerson Park
			Upminster
			Edmonton Green
			Silver Street Chingford
			White Hart Lane Highams Park
			Watford Junction Bruce Grove Wood Street
			Watford Seven Sisters Walthamstow Central
			High Street Harringay Blackhorse Road Walthamstow Queen's Road
			Bushey Green Lanes
			Carpenders Park Crouch Hill South Tottenham St. James Leyton Midland Road
			Hatch End Upper () Stamford Hill Street Leytonstone
			Headstone Lane Holloway Stoke Newington Clapton High Road
			Harrow & Kentish Town West Rectory Road Wanstead Park ()
			Wealdstone Gospel Oak Camden Road () Hackney Woodgrange Park ()
			Kenton () Caledonian Road Canonbury Downs Barking
			South Kenton & Barnsbury Barking Riverside ()
			North Highbury & Islington Dalston Kingsland Hackney Central
			Wembley Hampstead Heath Dalston
			Wembley Finchley Road & Frognal () Junction London Fields
			Central West Hampstead ( ) Haggerston Cambridge Homerton
			Stonebridge Brondesbury Hoxton Heath Hackney Wick
			Park Brondesbury Park Shoreditch High Street Bethnal Green Stratford
			Harlesden Kensal Rise
			Kensal Green Liverpool Whitechapel
			Willesden Queen's Park Street Shadwell ()
			Junction Kilburn High Road Wapping
			South Hampstead Rotherhithe
			Shepherd's Bush () Euston () Canada Water
			Kensington (Olympia) Surrey Quays
			West Brompton Battersea Park
			Imperial Wharf () (limited service) New Cross
			Clapham Queens Road Peckham New Cross Gate
			Junction Peckham Rye Brockley
			Acton Central Wandsworth Road Denmark Hill Honor Oak Park
			South Acton () Clapham Forest Hill
			Gunnersbury High Street Sydenham
			Kew Gardens
			Richmond Crystal Palace Penge West
			Anerley
			Norwood Junction
			West Croydon ()

Legend

			Station National Rail Liberty line
			Accessible station Thameslink Lioness line
			Interchange station Elizabeth line Mildmay line
			Accessible interchange Docklands Light Railway Suffragette line
			Internal interchange London Underground Weaver line
			Out-of-station interchange London Trams Windrush line
			( ) Nearby interchange London River Services
The new London Overground line names and colours were introduced across the London rail network in November 2024

The station is about 330 yards (300 m) from Walthamstow Central station and there is a direct footpath link between the two stations via a new exit onto Exeter Road. The footpath link, which opened in August 2014, is called Ray Dudley Way in commemoration of a local man who campaigned for the link for many years.^[6]

Services

All services at Walthamstow Queen's Road are operated by London Overground using Class 710 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour in each direction between Gospel Oak and Barking Riverside. During the late evenings, the service is reduced to three trains per hour in each direction.^[7]^[8]

Preceding station		London Overground	Following station
Blackhorse Road towards Gospel Oak		Gospel Oak to Barking line	Leyton Midland Road towards Barking Riverside
	Disused railways
Blackhorse Road		Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway	Leyton Midland Road

References

^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
^ "Ray Dudley Way pedestrian footpath opened on Monday". The Bolton News. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
^ Table 62 National Rail timetable, December 2023
^ "London Overground Timetable: Gospel Oak to Barking" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

External links

Train times and station information for Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station from National Rail

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[1] "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.

[2] "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.

[infobox_stats_ref_rail-3] "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

[4] Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford

[5] Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley

[6] "Ray Dudley Way pedestrian footpath opened on Monday". The Bolton News. 13 August 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2014.

[7] Table 62 National Rail timetable, December 2023

[8] "London Overground Timetable: Gospel Oak to Barking" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 1 January 2024.

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