Wanstead Park is a stop on the London Overground
Gospel Oak to
Barking (GOBLIN) line in north east London between
Leytonstone High Road and
Woodgrange Park.
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| London Overground 710 273 departs |
| Information |
| Type: |
Transport for London (London Overground
Gospel Oak - Barking Line) |
| Station code: |
WNP |
| Opened: |
1894 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened in 1894 by the Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway, despite the name the station is over a mile away from the actual Wanstead Park! The line and Wanstead Park became part of the Transport for London's London Overground in 2005. The line was electrified in 2018.
The station's original wooden buildings were demolished in 1970 and replaced by brick shelters [1]. These in-turn were replaced by the ubiquitous bus shelter type structure in the early 2000s. New access stairways from the main road were added to the station by London Overground. The platforms are on an embankment with stairs down to ground level. A quarter-hourly service is both directions is maintained most days by London Overground.
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| Waiting to go |
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| Platform shelter |
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| A freight train passes through the station |
[1] J.E. Connor, St Pancras to Barking (Middleton Press, 2005) Fig. 108
