Barkingside is a

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station on the Central line. It is on the eastern edge of

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(a district of Ilford) in east London at the end of a cul-de-sac off Station Road (which is itself a cul-de-sac). The station is next door to the home of Redbridge F.C. It is between Newbury Park and Fairlop stations and has been in

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since 2 January 2007.

History

The station originally opened on 1 May 1903, as part of a Great Eastern Railway (GER) branch line from Woodford to Ilford via Hainault. This " Fairlop Loop", designed to stimulate suburban growth had a chequered history and Barkingside station was temporarily closed to passenger traffic, due to World War I economies, from 21 May 1916 until 30 June 1919. As a consequence of the 1921

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, the GER was merged with other railway companies in 1923 to become part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER). Barkingside Station 1760038 faab3cfb

As part of the 1935–1940 "New Works Programme" of the

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the majority of the loop was to be transferred to form the eastern extensions of the Central line. Although work commenced in 1938 it was suspended upon the outbreak of the

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in 1939 and work only recommenced in 1946. Steam train services serving Barkingside were suspended on 29 November 1947 and electrified Central line passenger services, to Central London via

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, finally commenced on 31 May 1948. The line from Newbury Park to Hainault through Barkingside had been electrified for empty train movements to the new depot at Hainault from 14 December 1947.

The station today

The station contains two platforms, one for each direction. Few alterations took place to the station upon transfer to the Underground. Barkingside station is a "Grade II"

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, marking it as a structure of architectural significance. Probably designed under the direction of W. N. Ashbee, the GER architect, it is dominated by a substantial brick building, surmounted by a cupola. The interior is notable for the fine hammerbeam roof to the ticket hall. Both platforms retain the ornate canopies with the "GER" initials still visible in the bracketry. The station has toilet facilities, and a waiting room on the Westbound platform.

Services and connections

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is: *6 tph eastbound to Hainault *3 tph eastbound to Woodford via Hainault *9 tph to

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Connections

London Bus routes 128, 150, 167, 169,

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and 462, and night route N8 serve the station. Furthermore, bus route 128 provide a 24-hour service.

References

External links

London Transport Museum Photographic Archive
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