Lea Bridge railway station
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Lea Bridge is a closed railway station on the line between Stratford
and Tottenham Hale
stations. The station was located on the north side of Lea Bridge Road (A104) close to the junction of that road with Argall Way and Orient Way in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
, north-east London
.
The station was opened on 15 September 1840 by the Northern and Eastern Railway
. It was closed by British Rail
on 8 July 1985. It was unstaffed around 1976 following which the original station buildings were demolished. The simple open-sided shelter present in 1985 on the road bridge over the tracks has also been demolished.
In December 2005 a new passenger service between Stratford and Stansted Airport reintroduced direct passenger services between Stratford and Tottenham Hale passing through the closed Lea Bridge station.
There are plans being considered to rebuild and reopen the station as part of wider plans for the redevelopment of the Stratford
and Lower Lea Valley
area, but this is not likely before 2012.
Stratford station
Stratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway . Stratford is in...
and Tottenham Hale
Tottenham Hale station
Tottenham Hale, is a National Rail and London Underground Victoria Line station in Tottenham, north London. It is on Hale Road near the Tottenham Hale one-way gyratory system...
stations. The station was located on the north side of Lea Bridge Road (A104) close to the junction of that road with Argall Way and Orient Way in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
London Borough of Waltham Forest
The London Borough of Waltham Forest is in northeast London, England. Officially, it forms part of Outer London as it borders Essex. However, it can be seen that the NE London boundary does not extend far compared to elsewhere in the city...
, north-east London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
.
The station was opened on 15 September 1840 by the Northern and Eastern Railway
Northern and Eastern Railway
The Northern & Eastern Railway operated one of the two main lines which eventually became the Great Eastern Railway: the other being the Eastern Counties Railway....
. It was closed by British Rail
British Rail
British Railways , which from 1965 traded as British Rail, was the operator of most of the rail transport in Great Britain between 1948 and 1997. It was formed from the nationalisation of the "Big Four" British railway companies and lasted until the gradual privatisation of British Rail, in stages...
on 8 July 1985. It was unstaffed around 1976 following which the original station buildings were demolished. The simple open-sided shelter present in 1985 on the road bridge over the tracks has also been demolished.
In December 2005 a new passenger service between Stratford and Stansted Airport reintroduced direct passenger services between Stratford and Tottenham Hale passing through the closed Lea Bridge station.
There are plans being considered to rebuild and reopen the station as part of wider plans for the redevelopment of the Stratford
Stratford, London
Stratford is a place in the London Borough of Newham, England. It is located east northeast of Charing Cross and is one of the major centres identified in the London Plan. It was historically an agrarian settlement in the ancient parish of West Ham, which transformed into an industrial suburb...
and Lower Lea Valley
Lower Lea Valley
The Lower Lea Valley is the southern end of the Lea Valley, surrounding the River Lea , which runs along the boundary of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets on its western bank and the London Boroughs of Waltham Forest and Newham on its eastern bank, into the River Thames. The river forms the...
area, but this is not likely before 2012.