Stoke Newington railway station

Coordinates: 51°33′54″N 0°04′23″W / 51.565°N 0.073°W / 51.565; -0.073
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Stoke Newington London Overground
Stoke Newington railway station in 2019
Stoke Newington is located in Greater London
Stoke Newington
Stoke Newington
Location of Stoke Newington in Greater London
LocationStoke Newington
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hackney
Managed byLondon Overground
Station codeSKW
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease 1.253 million[1]
2019–20Decrease 1.230 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.373 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.843 million[1]
2022–23Increase 1.077 million[1]
Railway companies
Original companyGreat Eastern Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
27 May 1872 (1872-05-27)Station opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451°33′54″N 0°04′23″W / 51.565°N 0.073°W / 51.565; -0.073
 London transport portal

Stoke Newington is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines, serving the Stoke Newington area of the London Borough of Hackney. It is 4 miles 16 chains (6.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Rectory Road and Stamford Hill. Its three-letter station code is SKW and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

The station is on the Seven Sisters branch of the Lea Valley Lines, with services out of Liverpool Street running to either Cheshunt or Enfield Town in the north.

A smoked glass/steel-framed ticket office was built in the early 1980s to replace the original ticket hall on the same site. The platforms are located in a narrow cutting and are accessed by uncovered concrete staircases also installed at this time.

In 2015 the station transferred to London Overground operation and was added to the Tube map.

Services[edit]

Trains are operated by London Overground.

The typical off-peak weekday service pattern from Stoke Newington is:

Connections[edit]

London Buses routes 67, 76, 106, 149, 243, 393 and 476 and night route N73 serve the station.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.

External links[edit]

Preceding station London Overground Following station
Rectory Road Enfield & Cheshunt line Stamford Hill