Manor Park railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving Manor Park in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is down the line from

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and is situated between and . Its three-letter station code is MNP and it is in

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/ 4. It is currently managed by Transport for London and is on the

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between and

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. Manor Park is a short walk from Woodgrange Park on the Gospel Oak to Barking line, and an out-of-station interchange is available one stop to the west, at Forest Gate, for

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History

The station was opened in 1873 by the Great Eastern Railway. In 2015, services run by Greater Anglia were intermediately rebranded to TfL Rail, as part of the development of the

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. Significant upgrades were made to the station, including the installation of 3 lifts, a new bridge, staircases, and signage.

Services

Train services call at Manor Park as part of the – Paddington stopping service, operated as part of the

. By May 2023 the Elizabeth line service will be extended beyond

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to and Heathrow Airport. The typical off-peak service is eight trains per hour in each direction between Paddington and Shenfield (on Sundays four of the eight trains terminate instead at Gidea Park). In normal operation all services use platforms 1 and 2. Platforms 3 and 4, on the main line, are generally only operational during engineering works that affect the electric line. An additional short, unnumbered platform face is present to the south of platform 1 but is not in operation; the track behind it is used as a

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for freight traffic.

Future development

New trains began entering service in 2017. Platforms 1 and 2 are only and long respectively and cannot physically be extended to accommodate the new trains, which will be over in length, so

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will be used. The freight loop around platform 1 is due to be removed and replaced by a new loop line further down-line, west of . Due to the narrow platforms and the layout of the station, fitting lifts for disabled access is difficult, requiring the walkways to be rebuilt and closing parts of the station for several months. The station will receive new ticket machines and gates, an accessible toilet and new retail space.

Connections

London Buses routes 101, 304,

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and W19 serve the station.

References

External links

Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
{{Crossrail navbox Railway stations in the London Borough of Newham Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1873 Railway stations served by the Elizabeth line

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