Bethnal Green railway station

Not to be confused with Bethnal Green tube station.

Bethnal Green London Overground
The station entrance in October 2008
Bethnal Green is located in Greater London
Bethnal Green
Bethnal Green
Location of Bethnal Green in Greater London
LocationBethnal Green
Local authorityLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed byLondon Overground
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)BET
DfT categoryF1
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Increase 1.273 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 1.192 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.550 million[1]
2021–22Increase 1.150 million[1]
2022–23Increase 1.331 million[1]
Key dates
27 May 1872Opened
8 December 1946Great Eastern Main Line platforms closed
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°31′23″N 0°03′32″W / 51.523°N 0.059°W / 51.523; -0.059
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Bethnal Green is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines in the southern part of Bethnal Green, in East London. The station is 1 mile 10 chains (1.8 kilometres) down the line from London Liverpool Street; the next station is either Hackney Downs (on the Chingford branch) or Cambridge Heath (on the route to Cheshunt and Enfield Town). It is an interchange station between three services operated by London Overground. Its three-letter station code is BET and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

The station was opened in 1872 and was formerly called Bethnal Green Junction until 1946;[2] it was also formerly served by trains on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) via Stratford. The station is situated on Three Colts Lane and is within walking distance to Bethnal Green Road via Wilmot Street. It is some distance from the other Bethnal Green station on the London Underground's Central line.

  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford