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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 June 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 code(s)SKW
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 1.230 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.373 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.843 million[1]
2022–23Increase 1.077 million[1]
2023–24Increase 1.470 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
Coordinates51°33′54″N 0°04′23″W / 51.565°N 0.073°W / 51.565; -0.073
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Stoke Newington is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, 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.

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

Services

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All services at Stoke Newington are operated as part of the Weaver line of the London Overground using Class 710 EMUs. 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.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[2]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station   London Overground Following station
Rectory Road
towards Liverpool Street
 Weaver line
Lea Valley lines
 Stamford Hill
towards Cheshunt or Enfield Town

Connections

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

References

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  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. ^ Table 21 National Rail timetable, June 2024
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