Becontree tube station

Becontree London Underground
Entrance from Gale Street
Becontree is located in Greater London
Becontree
Becontree
Location of Becontree in Greater London
LocationBecontree
Local authorityLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
Fare zone5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 3.46 million[1]
2020Decrease 2.76 million[2]
2021Decrease 1.76 million[3]
2022Increase 2.67 million[4]
2023Increase 2.90 million[5]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
28 June 1926Opened as Gale Street Halt
1932Station renamed Becontree, expanded and District line started
1948Ownership transferred to British Railways
1962British Railways service withdrawn
1969Ownership transferred to London Transport
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°32′25″N 00°07′36″E / 51.54028°N 0.12667°E / 51.54028; 0.12667
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Becontree is a London Underground station located to the south of Becontree in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London. It is on the District line between Upney to the west and Dagenham Heathway to the east. It is 9.1 kilometres (5.7 mi) along the line from the eastern terminus at Upminster and 25.1 kilometres (15.6 mi) to Earl's Court in central London where the line divides into numerous branches. It is in London fare zone 5.

The station was originally opened as Gale Street Halt in 1926 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on the existing route from Fenchurch Street in London toward Southend. The station was renamed and completely rebuilt in 1932 with an additional pair of platforms to serve the electric District Railway (now the District line) local service. Main-line services ceased to call at the station in the 1960s, leaving only two platforms in operation.

  1. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.