Walthamstow Central station

Walthamstow Central
Entrance on Selborne Road
Walthamstow Central Location of Walthamstow Central in Greater London
Location	Walthamstow
Local authority	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed by	London Overground London Underground
Owner	Network Rail London Underground
Station code(s)	WHC
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes (London Overground only) [1][2]
Fare zone	3
OSI	Walthamstow Queen's Road [3]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	18.92 million[4]
2020	10.44 million[5]
2021	7.91 million[6]
2022	12.81 million[7]
2023	13.35 million[8]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	4.719 million[9]
2019–20	4.396 million[9]
2020–21	1.260 million[9]
2021–22	2.900 million[9]
2022–23	3.410 million[9]
Key dates
26 April 1870[10]	Opened (GER)
1 September 1968	Opened (Victoria line)
Other information
External links	TfL station info page Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°34′59″N 0°01′11″W / 51.5831°N 0.0197°W / 51.5831; -0.0197
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Walthamstow Central /ˈwɔːlθəmstoʊ, ˈwɒl-/ is an interchange station located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest for London Underground, London Overground and London Buses services.

It is the northern terminus of the Victoria Line and a station on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines operated by London Overground. It lies at a distance of 6 miles 16 chains (10.0 km) from London Liverpool Street. The two lines have separate platforms at different levels. The Victoria Line platforms are underground with the Overground's at surface level.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 3. It linked to Walthamstow Queen's Road station on the Gospel Oak to Barking line by a broad footpath, Ray Dudley Way. Walthamstow Central is the closest tube station to Walthamstow Market, the longest outdoor market in Europe.

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