Lea Valley lines

Lea Valley lines
Overview
StatusOperational
OwnerNetwork Rail (Anglia Route)
Locale
Termini
Stations31
Service
TypeCommuter rail, Suburban rail
SystemNational Rail
Services5
Operator(s)
Depot(s)Ilford
Rolling stock
Technical
Number of tracks2–4
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) standard gauge
Electrification25 kV 50 Hz AC Overhead lines
Operating speed40–50 mph (64–80 km/h)
Route map

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The Lea Valley lines are two commuter lines and three branches in East London, North London and Hertfordshire, so named because they run along the valley of the River Lea. They were part of the Great Eastern Railway,[2] now part of the Anglia Route of Network Rail.

The services between London Liverpool Street and Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town are operated by London Overground as the Weaver line, named in honour of the weaving industry that was once a major employer in the East End districts closest to the lines Liverpool Street terminus. The other Lea Valley services are operated by Greater Anglia.

  1. ^ Railway Magazine December 1957 p. 891
  2. ^ White, H.P. (1987). Thomas, David St John (ed.). A Regional History of the Railways of Great Britain — Volume 3: Greater London (3rd ed.). Dawlish: David & Charles.