Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station

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Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use British English Template:Infobox London station Walthamstow Queen's Road railway station is a London Overground station on the Suffragette line between Template:Stl and Template:Stnlnk stations, Template:Convert down the line from Template:Stnlnk. It is in London fare zone 3. Template:Overground RDT

History

It opened as "Walthamstow" on 9 July 1894 and was renamed on 6 May 1968 under British Rail.<ref>Forgotten Stations of Greater London by J.E.Connor and B.Halford</ref><ref>Chronology of London Railways by H.V.Borley</ref>

Design

There is step-free access from the street to both platforms.

Location

The station stands on Edinburgh Road (not Queens Road) facing Walthamstow (Queens Road) Cemetery.

The station is about Template:Convert from Template:Stl station on the Weaver line and there is a direct footpath link between the two stations via a new exit onto Exeter Road. The footpath link, which opened in August 2014, is called Ray Dudley Way in commemoration of a local man who campaigned for the link for many years.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Services

All services at Walthamstow Queen's Road are operated by London Overground using Template:Brc EMUs.

The typical off-peak service is four trains per hour in each direction between Template:Stnlnk and Template:Stnlnk. During the late evenings, the service is reduced to three trains per hour in each direction.<ref>Template:NRtimes</ref>

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