Homerton is a station on the

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in the district of

Homerton Homerton ( ) is an area in London, England, in the London Borough of Hackney. It is bordered to the west by Hackney Central, to the north by Lower Clapton, in the east by Hackney Wick, Leyton and by South Hackney to the south. In 2019, i ...

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and the station and all trains serving it are operated by

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. It is in

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. The station is close to

Homerton University Hospital Homerton University Hospital is a teaching hospital in Homerton in the London Borough of Hackney. It is managed by Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital has its origins in the Homerton Fever Hospital, which op ...

and

Hackney Marshes Hackney Marshes is an area of open space in London's Lower Lea Valley, lying on the western bank of the River Lea. It takes its name from its position on the eastern boundary of Hackney, the principal part of the London Borough of Hackney, an ...

History

The original station was opened on 1 October 1868. Services ceased on 15 May 1944 with a substitute bus service provided until official closure on 23 April 1945. Other than a partial section of wall to the north of the bridge over Barnabas Road, the original 1868 station has been demolished. Although of reduced size, the original station building would have been similar to buildings remaining at Hackney Central and Camden Road. The present basic station was opened on 13 May 1985. In February 2010, as part of the programme to introduce four-car trains on the London Overground network, the North London Line between and closed to enable the installation of a new signalling system and the extension of 30 platforms along the route. Engineering work continued until May 2011, during which reduced services operated and Sunday services were suspended. The line reopened on 1 June 2010.

Services

The typical service at the station is four trains per hour westbound to via Hackney Central, Highbury, Camden Road and Willesden Junction, alternating with four trains per hour westbound to . There are eight trains per hour eastbound to . These extra services which were introduced following maintenance work on the North London Line have replaced the additional shuttle train running between and Stratford in the morning and evening peaks.

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External links

Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
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