Clapton railway station

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Clapton is located in Greater London
Clapton
Clapton
Location of Clapton in Greater London
LocationClaptonLocal authorityLondon Borough of HackneyManaged byLondon OvergroundStation codeCPTDfT categoryDNumber of platforms2Fare zone2 and 3National Rail annual entry and exit2018–19Increase 1.872 million[1]2019–20Decrease 1.731 million[1]2020–21Decrease 0.571 million[1]2021–22Increase 1.282 million[1]2022–23Increase 1.690 million[1]Railway companiesOriginal companyGreat Eastern RailwayPre-groupingGreat Eastern RailwayPost-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
British RailwaysKey dates1 July 1872openedOther informationExternal links
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Coordinates51°33′42″N 0°03′26″W / 51.5617°N 0.0571°W / 51.5617; -0.0571 London transport portal
Station entrance in 1984

Clapton is a railway station on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines, located in Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney, in north-east London. It is 3 miles 78 chains (6.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Hackney Downs and St. James Street. The station has been operated by London Overground since 2015.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3.[2]

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Services

The typical off-peak weekday service consists of:

  • 4 trains per hour (tph) to London Liverpool Street;
  • 4 tph to Chingford.

Before London Overground started operating the Chingford line, there was one train running between Liverpool Street and Hertford East that called here which provided the station with a link to Tottenham Hale and other stations such as Cheshunt, Broxbourne, and Ware.

Connections

London Buses routes 106, 253, 254 and 393 and night routes N253 serve the station.

References

  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.
  2. ^ "Clapton Station Details". Retrieved 24 July 2011.

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