South Woodford tube station

South Woodford London Underground
Western entrance on George Lane
South Woodford is located in Greater London
South Woodford
South Woodford
Location of South Woodford in Greater London
LocationSouth Woodford
Local authorityLondon Borough of Redbridge
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Decrease 5.27 million[2]
2020Decrease 2.31 million[3]
2021Increase 2.38 million[4]
2022Increase 3.79 million[5]
2023Increase 4.05 million[6]
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 as George Lane
5 July 1937Renamed South Woodford (George Lane)
14 December 1947Central line service introduced; renamed South Woodford
1964Goods yard closed[7]
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°35′30″N 0°01′39″E / 51.5916°N 0.0275°E / 51.5916; 0.0275
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South Woodford, originally George Lane, is a London Underground station in the suburb of South Woodford in East London. It is on the Epping branch of the Central line, between Snaresbrook and Woodford stations and is in Travelcard Zone 4.[8]

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  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ 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.