Lea Bridge  | |
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 Lea Bridge Station on day of opening, 16 May 2016 | |
  Lea Bridge Location of Lea Bridge in Greater London | |
| Location | Leyton/Lea Bridge |
| Local authority | London Borough of Waltham Forest |
| Grid reference | TQ362872 |
| Managed by | Greater Anglia |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code(s) | LEB |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes[1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  0.415 million[2] |
| 2019–20 | 0.512 million[2] |
| 2020–21 |  0.255 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 0.486 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 0.617 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 15 September 1840 | Opened as Lea Bridge Road by the Northern and Eastern Railway |
| 1841[3][4] | Renamed to Lea Bridge |
| 8 July 1985 | Closed |
| 15 May 2016 | Reopened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°33′59″N 0°02′12″W / 51.5665°N 0.0366°W |
 London transport portal | |
Lea Bridge is a railway station on the line between Stratford and Tottenham Hale on the Lea Valley Lines,[5] which reopened on 15 May 2016 [6] with the full service beginning on 16 May 2016, operated by Greater Anglia.[7]
The station is located on Argall Way, close to its junction with Lea Bridge Road (A104) and Orient Way, serving the areas of Lea Bridge and Leyton in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, east London. The original station operated from 1840 to 1985 and was accessed via the north side of Lea Bridge Road as it crosses the tracks.
- ^ "London and South East" (PDF). National Rail. September 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 March 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley
- ^ Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford
- ^ "Disused Stations". London Reconnections. Retrieved 4 January 2014.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Lea Bridge Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk.
- ^ "Lea Bridge Train Station Information | Greater Anglia". www.greateranglia.co.uk. Abellio Greater Anglia.