Bethnal Green Railway Station

Bethnal Green railway station is in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. The station, and all trains serving it, is operated by National Express East Anglia, on the West Anglia route, and it is in Travelcard Zone 2. The station was formerly called Bethnal Green Junction and was also served by trains on the Great Eastern Main Line.

Services

The typical off-peak service from the station is:

• 8tph (trains per hour) to London Liverpool Street
• 4tph to Chingford fast to Hackney Downs then all stations
• 2tph to Cheshunt fast to Hackney Downs then all stations via Seven Sisters
• 2tph to Enfield Town all stations via Seven Sisters

Oyster card (pay as you go) is accepted at the station from 2 January 2008.

History

In 1872 the Great Eastern Railway opened a new branch to Hackney Downs to serve this branch a new junction was built to the west of Cambridge Heath Road. It also replaced a station called Mile End which was located on the eastern side of Cambridge Heath Road with a station immediately to the west of the new junction called Bethnal Green Junction. It served both of the Great Eastern Railway routes and had four platforms.

In 1946 this station stopped serving the Great Eastern line to Stratford and two platforms were closed. It is not known for certain when the station's name was changed.

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