Woodford tube station

Woodford
Location	Woodford
Local authority	Redbridge
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2005	3.638 million
2007	4.247 million
Lists of stations	DLR · Underground · National Rail · Tramlink

Woodford is a London Underground station in Woodford in the London Borough of Redbridge, United Kingdom.

The station is on the Central Line between South Woodford and Buckhurst Hill. The station is also a terminus (an ending point) for services from Hainault by way of Chigwell.

History[change]

The station was opened on 22 August 1856 as part of the Eastern Counties Railway branch to Loughton. It was changed by the successor company, the Great Eastern Railway, to include services to Ilford by way of the Fairlop Loop that was opened in 1903. After 1923 the station came under the control of the London & North Eastern Railway until it was given to the London Passenger Transport Board (LT) on 14 December 1947 as part of the extension of the Central Line services of the London Underground. The station was a terminus for the Central Line, with passengers transferring to a steam shuttle towards Epping, until electric services began as far as Loughton (and around the 'loop' to Hainault) on 21 November 1948.

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
South Woodford towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line		Buckhurst Hill towards Epping
Roding Valley towards Hainault, Ealing Broadway, or West Ruislip		Central line		Terminus

Proposed

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
South Woodford towards Wimbledon		Chelsea-Hackney line Crossrail 2		Buckhurst Hill towards Epping