Forest Gate railway station
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Forest Gate railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 5 miles 21 chains (8.5 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Maryland and Manor Park. Its three-letter station code is FOG and it is in fare zone 3.
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Forest Gate | |
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Location | Forest Gate |
Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
Managed by | Elizabeth line |
Owner | Network Rail |
Station code | FOG |
DfT category | C2 |
Number of platforms | 4 |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
Fare zone | 3 |
OSI | Wanstead Park [2] |
National Rail annual entry and exit | |
2018–19 | 2.981 million[3] |
2019–20 | 3.355 million[3] |
2020–21 | 1.424 million[3] |
2021–22 | 2.675 million[3] |
2022–23 | 4.884 million[3] |
Railway companies | |
Original company | Eastern Counties Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
Key dates | |
1840 | Opened |
1843 | Closed |
31 May 1846 | Re-opened |
Other information | |
External links | |
Coordinates | 51.5494°N 0.0242°E / 51.5494; 0.0242 |
London transport portal |
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The station was opened in 1840 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is managed and served by the Elizabeth line.