Gospel Oak to Barking line

Gospel Oak to Barking line
A London Overground Class 710 Aventra departing Crouch Hill in 2019
Overview
Status	Operational
Owner	Network Rail [1]
Locale	Greater London
Termini	Gospel Oak Barking Riverside
Stations	13
Service
Type	Suburban rail and goods
System	National Rail
Services	1
Operator(s)	London Overground
Rolling stock	Class 710 "Aventra"
Technical
Line length	13 miles 58 chains (22.1 km)
Number of tracks	2
Track gauge	4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Electrification	Series 2 25 kV AC OHLE
Route map (Click to expand)

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Legend
North London line to Richmond Midland Main Line via Luton Gospel Oak North London line to Stratford Highgate Road Low-level Highgate Road High-level Midland Main Line to St Pancras Northern line Junction Road Archway Northern line Upper Holloway Hornsey Road Crouch Hill Edgware, Highgate & London Railway East Coast Main Line Manor House Piccadilly line Harringay Green Lanes Victoria line St Ann's Road Seven Sisters Lea Valley lines (7 Sisters branch) South Tottenham Tottenham Hale West Anglia Main Line River Lea Blackhorse Road Victoria line Walthamstow Central Chingford branch line Walthamstow Queen's Rd Leyton Midland Road A12 road Central line Leytonstone High Road Wanstead Park Forest Gate Great Eastern Main Line Woodgrange Park High Speed 1 London Tunnel 2 London, Tilbury & Southend line to Fenchurch Street Hammersmith & City and District lines to Aldgate East East Ham East Ham Depot North Circular Road River Roding Barking Station Junction Barking Barking sidings District line to Upminster LT&S to Southend via Upminster Barking Freightliner Terminal London, Tilbury & Southend line to Southend via Rainham Castle Green (proposed) Barking Riverside River Thames
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The Gospel Oak to Barking line,^[5] frequently unofficially called the Goblin,^[6] is a railway line in London. It is 13 miles 58 chains (22.1 km) in length and carries both through goods trains and London Overground passenger trains, connecting Gospel Oak in north London and Barking Riverside in east London. The line is part of Network Rail Strategic Route 6, and is classified as a London and South East Commuter line.^[7] On 15 February 2024 Transport for London announced that the Overground service will be renamed the Suffragette line as part of a strategic rebrand.^[8]

For much of its existence the line has played a minor role in London's transport system; however in recent years it has received significant investment to increase its capacity, including full 25kV AC overhead electrification, completed in 2018.^[9] At the eastern end of the line, the extension to the Barking Riverside regeneration site opened on 18 July 2022.^[10]