Goodmayes railway station

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox London station Goodmayes railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the district of Goodmayes in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is Template:Convert down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Template:Rws and Template:Rws.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Its three-letter station code is GMY, and it is in London fare zone 4.

The station was opened in 1901 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is managed and served by the Elizabeth line.

History

Goodmayes station was opened on 8 February 1901<ref>Template:Cite bookTemplate:Full citation needed</ref> by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on the Great Eastern Main Line out of London Liverpool Street at the same time as the line between Template:Stn and Template:Stn was being upgraded from 2 tracks to 4 tracks.Template:Sfn

Although delayed by World War 2, electrification of the local tracks of the Great Eastern line between Template:Stn and Template:Stn finally opened on 7 November 1949 and steam-hauled trains using articulated carriages and N7 tank engines were replaced by Class 306 Electric Multiple Units. These in turn were replaced by Class 315 units from 1980.Template:Sfn

Yards and connections

There was an extensive freight yard for goods traffic on the down side of the line which extended from the station building a considerable distance towards Template:Stn. This was a busy yard with a signal box controlling movements, and after 1900 a turntable and water tower were added, and part of the yard was given over to Permanent Way maintenance. The yard closed in 1962 and after the tracks were removed the land was grassed until replaced by a supermarket, other shops and housing.Template:Sfn

At the end of the 19th Century a short line extended from the eastern end of the yard and curved away under the High Road to a gravel pit. This line was still extant in 1914<ref name=NLS>Template:Cite web</ref> but had been removed by 1938 when housing covered the area.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Early in the 20th Century a large yard was constructed on the up side of the line extending as far as Kinfauns Road.<ref name=NLS /> Associated with this was the Becontree Estate Railway which built to transport materials that were used in construction of the Becontree Estate, although this was removed after construction of the estate was completed.Template:Sfn

Elizabeth line

Elizabeth Line Class 345 EMU at Goodmayes

In 2017 new Template:Brc trains entered operation on the Shenfield – London Liverpool Street route as the line created by the Crossrail project partially opened. The four platforms at Goodmayes have been extended from their current length of Template:Convert to accommodate the new trains, which are over Template:Convert long at their full nine carriage length. The station also received three new lifts providing access to all platforms, improved lighting and signage, help points, and new ticket machines and gates within a refurbished ticket hall.

Location

The station is located on Goodmayes Road in the London Borough of Redbridge.

London Buses routes 364 and EL3 serve the station.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Services

Historic

After electrification in 1949 an even off-peak service pattern of three trains each way per hour evenly spaced was introduced. In 1952 the down trains were at 12, 32 and 52 minutes past the hour, all trains going to Template:Stn, while in peak hours there were additional trains, some running to/from Template:Stn.Template:Sfn Over 30 years later the pattern had not altered significantly so that in 1984 there were:

• 3 tph (2 tph on Sundays) to Gidea Park calling at Template:Stn, Template:Stn and Template:Stn.
• 3 tph (2 tph on Sundays) to Template:Stn calling at Template:Stn, Template:Stn, Template:Stn, Template:Stn, Template:Stn, Template:Stn and Template:Stn. These trains all originated from Template:Stn

Down trains ran at 17, 37 and 57 minutes past the hour Mondays-Saturdays between 05:17 and 23:37 with additional trains in the rush hour. On Sundays the trains ran at 19 and 49 minutes past the hour. Overnight there were two trains to Template:Stn, one train to Template:Stn and one train to Template:Stn. All of these trains originated at Template:Stn and called at all stations.

Up trains ran at 06, 26 and 46 minutes past the hour Mondays-Saturdays between 05:06 and 23:46 with additional trains in the rush hour. On Sundays the trains ran at 16 and 46 minutes past the hour. Overnight there were two trains from Template:Stn, one train from Template:Stn and one train from Template:Stn. These all called at all stations from their point of origin to Template:Stn.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Current

All services at Goodmayes are operated by the Elizabeth line using Template:Brc EMUs.

The typical Monday to Friday off-peak service in trains per hour is:<ref>Template:NRtimes</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• 8 tph to Template:Stn of which 2 continue to Template:Stn
• 8 tph to Template:Stnlnk

During the peak hours, the station is served by a number of additional services between London Liverpool Street and Template:Stnlnk. These services do not call at Template:Stn.

On Sundays, the service to and from Shenfield is reduced to 4 tph, with alternating services running only as far as Gidea Park.

References

References

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External links

• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06 Template:Webarchive