Forest Gate railway station

Forest Gate Elizabeth line
Station entrance seen in August 2022
Forest Gate is located in Greater London
Forest Gate
Forest Gate
Location of Forest Gate in Greater London
LocationForest Gate
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byElizabeth line
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station code(s)FOG
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
OSIWanstead Park London Overground[2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Increase 3.355 million[3]
2020–21Decrease 1.424 million[3]
2021–22Increase 2.675 million[3]
2022–23Increase 4.884 million[3]
2023–24Increase 7.177 million[3]
Railway companies
Original companyEastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1840Opened
1843Closed
31 May 1846Re-opened
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°32′58″N 0°01′27″E / 51.5494°N 0.0242°E / 51.5494; 0.0242
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Forest Gate railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 5 miles 21 chains (8.5 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Maryland and Manor Park. Its three-letter station code is FOG and it is in fare zone 3.

The station was opened in 1840 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is managed and served by the Elizabeth line.

  1. ^ Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.