Stratford International   | |
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 A view of the station with a Eurostar train on the through line. Domestic platforms are in the middle. | |
  Stratford International Location of Stratford International in Greater London | |
| Location | Stratford (HS1)/East Village (DLR) |
| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
| Managed by | Network Rail (High Speed) for HS1 Ltd Docklands Light Railway |
| Owner | London and Continental Railways Transport for London |
| Station code(s) | SFA |
| Number of platforms | 6 (4 National Rail- 2 in public use,[1] 2 DLR) |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 2 and 3 (DLR services only; special fares apply on National Rail) |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2019 |  3.931 million[2] |
| 2020 |  2.284 million[3] |
| 2021 | 2.624 million[4] |
| 2022 | 3.890 million[5] |
| 2023 | 4.440 million[6] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 | 2.831 million[7] |
| 2019–20 | 2.884 million[7] |
| 2020–21 | 0.741 million[7] |
| 2021–22 | 1.949 million[7] |
| 2022–23 | 2.517 million[7] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London and Continental Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 30 November 2009 | Opened (National Rail) |
| 31 August 2011 | Opened (DLR) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′41″N 0°00′31″W / 51.5448°N 0.0086°W |
 London transport portal | |
Stratford International is a National Rail station in Stratford and a separate Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station nearby, located in East Village in London. Despite its name, no international services stop at the station; plans for it to be served by Eurostar trains never came to fruition. The National Rail platforms are served by Southeastern trains on the High Speed 1 route originating at London St Pancras International (which is served by Eurostar). On the DLR, it is a terminus – one of seven end-of-the-line termini – for local services via Canning Town and London City Airport.
Construction of the National Rail station was completed in 2006, but it only opened in 2009 to serve Southeastern services on HS1.[8][9] In 2011, an extension of the DLR was opened to connect Stratford International to the wider London public transport network, and to the main Stratford station to the south. The DLR station is physically separate and located just across the road from the HS1 station. Oyster cards and contactless payment cards are valid for travel to and from Stratford International, with the DLR station in Travelcard zone 2/3, but special fares apply at the HS1 station.
The four-platform HS1 station is built within "Stratford Box", a 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) concrete-sided cutting, meaning the station is located below ground level.[10]: 154 It is located near the centre of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, adjacent to the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre.
- ^ "Extra trains for Westfield Stratford City opening" (Press release). Southeastern. 6 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "High speed". Southeastern.
- ^ Webster, Ben (21 April 2006). "Ghost train station that cost £210m". The Times. Retrieved 20 July 2006.
- ^ Jan Bakker, Klaas; Bezuijen, Adam; Broere, Wout (28 March 2006). Geotechnical Aspects of Underground Construction in Soft Ground: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of TC28 of the ISSMGE: 15–17 June 2005. The Netherlands: Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415889131. Retrieved 12 June 2012.