Stratford station

Stratford
Stratford Regional[1]
Stratford (London)[2]
The station's south entrance
Stratford Location of Stratford in London Borough of Newham
Location	Stratford
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	Transport for London[3]
Owner	Network Rail[3]
Station code(s)	SRA
DfT category	B
Number of platforms	19 (17 in use)
Accessible	Yes[4][5]
Fare zone	2 and 3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	64.85 million[6]
2020	25.07 million[7]
2021	29.11 million[8]
2022	47.88 million[9]
2023	54.38 million[10]
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2019	10.453 million[11]
2020	8.757 million[12]
2021	9.977 million[13]
2022	included in Underground usage[14]
2023	included in Underground usage[15]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	41.912 million[16]
– interchange	4.882 million[16]
2020–21	13.985 million[16]
– interchange	1.746 million[16]
2021–22	28.182 million[16]
– interchange	3.184 million[16]
2022–23	44.137 million[16]
– interchange	5.524 million[16]
2023–24	56.571 million[16]
– interchange	5.542 million[16]
Key dates
20 June 1839	Opened by ECR
4 December 1946	Central line started
31 August 1987	DLR started
14 May 1999	Jubilee line started
Other information
External links	TfL station info page Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°32′32″N 0°00′12″W / 51.5422°N 0.0033°W / 51.5422; -0.0033
London transport portal

Stratford is a major multi-level interchange station serving the town of Stratford and the mixed-use development known as Stratford City, in the London Borough of Newham, East London for London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Elizabeth line services. National Rail services also operate on the West Anglia Main Line and the Great Eastern Main Line, 4 miles 3 chains (6.5 km) from Liverpool Street.

It is the fifth busiest railway station in Britain,^[17] the busiest station in London outside the London station group,^[18] and is the busiest station on the London Underground network outside Travelcard Zone 1.^[17]

On the London Underground, it is on the Central line between Mile End and Leyton stations. It is also the eastern terminus of the Jubilee line. On the DLR, it is a terminus for some trains and for others it is a through-station between Stratford High Street and Stratford International. On the Overground, it is the terminus of the North London Line; on the main line it is served by Elizabeth line stopping services between Paddington and Shenfield and by medium- and longer-distance services operated by Greater Anglia to and from numerous destinations in the East of England. There are also limited off-peak services operated by c2c connecting to the London, Tilbury and Southend line to Shoeburyness.

The station was opened in 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway. Today it is owned by Network Rail and is in Travelcard zone 2/3.^[19] To distinguish it from Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire it is sometimes referred to as Stratford (London),^[2] or as Stratford Regional to differentiate it from Stratford International, which is some 400 yards (370 m) to the north.^[1] Stratford served as a key travel hub for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games held in London.^[20]

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