Leytonstone tube station

Leytonstone London Underground
Eastern entrance on Church Lane
Leytonstone is located in Greater London
Leytonstone
Leytonstone
Location of Leytonstone in Greater London
LocationLeytonstone
Local authorityLondon Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed byLondon Underground
Station code(s)LES[1]
Number of platforms3
Fare zone3 and 4
OSILeytonstone High Road London Overground[2]
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Decrease 9.82 million[3]
2020Decrease 5.65 million[4]
2021Decrease 4.26 million[5]
2022Increase 6.70 million[6]
2023Increase 6.96 million[7]
Railway companies
Original companyEastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 August 1856 (1856-08-22)Opened
5 May 1947Central line service introduced
1 September 1955Goods yard closed[8]
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°34′06″N 0°00′30″E / 51.5683°N 0.0083°E / 51.5683; 0.0083
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Leytonstone is a London Underground station in Leytonstone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, east London. It is on the Central line, on the boundary of Zones 3 and 4. Towards Central London, the next station is Leyton, while going east from Leytonstone, the line divides into two branches. On the direct route to Woodford and Epping the next stop is Snaresbrook, and on the Hainault loop it is Wanstead. The station is close to Whipps Cross University Hospital. It is a terminus for some services and returns westbound.

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  2. ^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ^ Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be – freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News (591). London Underground Railway Society: 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.