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Ilford
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Entrance on Cranbrook Road

LocationIlford
Local authorityLondon Borough of Redbridge
Managed byGreater Anglia
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeIFD
Number of platforms5
Fare zone4

National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05File:Increase2.svg 2.932 million[1]
2005–06File:Decrease2.svg 2.624 million[1]
2006–07File:Increase2.svg 5.075 million[1]
2007–08File:Increase2.svg 6.120 million[1]
2008–09File:Decrease2.svg 5.559 million[1]
2009–10File:Decrease2.svg 5.363 million[1]
2010–11File:Increase2.svg 6.286 million[1]

1839Opened

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    Template:Portal-inlineCoordinates: 51°33′33″N 0°04′12″E / 51.5592°N 0.0700°E / 51.5592; 0.0700

    Ilford railway station is a suburban National Rail station located in Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge. Passenger services are operated by Greater Anglia and most trains run between Shenfield and Liverpool Street. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 4.

    History[]

    The station was opened on 20 June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway, along with the Mile End (temporary terminus) to Romford section of what was to become the Great Eastern Main Line. Between 1903 and 1947, trains also ran through to Woodford via Hainault via the Fairlop Loop, most of which was transferred to London Underground's Central line. The triangular junction (Seven Kings being the third point of the triangle) is now the site of the Ilford Carriage Sheds and also a Maintenance Depot at present operated by Bombardier. Freight trains used the connection from the Fairlop Loop to Seven Kings until 1956.

    On New Years Day 1915 the station was the scene of a collision in which 10 people were killed. Lieutenant-Colonel Frank Heilgers, a British Member of Parliament was one of nine people killed in the 1944 Ilford rail crash.

    Layout[]

    The main entrance is in Cranbrook Road, which was heavily rebuilt during the 1980s, with architecture in keeping with other contemporary buildings in Ilford, such as the Central Library. This stretch of Cranbrook Road was originally called Station Road but this name was transferred to a short portion of Havelock Street immediately opposite the station. There is also a rear entrance from York Road, open peak hours only, from which the west (London) ends of the Platforms can be reached via a footbridge. This entrance is convenient for access from north and west of the station.

    The station has five platforms, two "up" (headed west into Liverpool Street) and two "down" (towards Shenfield). The fifth platform, platform 5, is a bay platform, allowing peak services into London to start at Ilford – very useful, as many peak trains from Shenfield are already full by the time they reach Ilford in the mornings. Platforms 1 and 2 are disused, except during engineering works and line disruptions, as the two adjacent tracks are used for fast trains that do not call at suburban stations. Immediately to the west of the station is a flyover that allows the fast tracks to change from being on the south side of the suburban tracks to being on the north. The tracks cross the River Roding at the same point, and pass under the North Circular Road.

    The platforms are several metres below street-level, as the road rises up to pass over the railway line. The north side of the station is edged by an embankment lined with housing. The south side is lined with large buildings (the Valentine house office building, the former British Gas building now converted to residential use and a large British Telecom building, whose rooftop logo can be seen from passing trains) and platform level approximates to street level by the far end of the station. Despite the steps to the platforms, wheelchair lifts are available by prior arrangement. There are 2 access stairways from the concourse to Platforms 3 and 4 (platform 3 being the London-bound platform and therefore the most crowded. This is in order to segregate arriving and departing passengers. The down staircase goes immediately from the concourse to the station platform whilst the up staircase rises from approximately 100m along the platform and is connected by an elevated walkway to the concourse. A second entrance and footbridge from York Road is open for passengers during the morning and evening peak periods (06:00-10:00 and 16:00-19:00). This is convenient for access to the residential area at the west end of the station and also, via the Mill Road tunnel, to the commercial buildings south of the railway line.

    An access road from Ilford Hill to the station at platform level is now the station car park (no access to adjacent Platform 1).

    Train Services[]

    The following service is the typical off peak service:

    Operator Route Material Frequency Notes
    Greater Anglia London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Maryland - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford - Seven Kings - Goodmayes - Chadwell Heath - Romford - Gidea Park - Harold Wood - Brentwood - Shenfield Class 315 6x per hour
    Preceding station National Rail logo.svg National Rail Following station
    toward [[Template:S-line/National Rail left/Greater Anglia station|Template:S-line/National Rail left/Greater Anglia]]
    Greater Anglia
    toward [[Template:S-line/National Rail right/Greater Anglia station|Template:S-line/National Rail right/Greater Anglia]]
    toward [[Template:S-line/National Rail left/Greater Anglia station|Template:S-line/National Rail left/Greater Anglia]]
    Greater Anglia
    Great Eastern Main Line
    Limited services
    toward [[Template:S-line/National Rail right/Greater Anglia station|Template:S-line/National Rail right/Greater Anglia]]
        Future Development    
    towards [[Template:S-line/LCR left/LCR railway station|Template:S-line/LCR left/LCR]]
    Crossrail
    Line 1
    towards [[Template:S-line/LCR right/LCR railway station|Template:S-line/LCR right/LCR]]
    Disused railways
    Newbury Park
    Line closed, station open
    style="background:#Template:LNER colour; border-top:solid 1px gray; " |   London and North Eastern Railway
    Fairlop Loop
    style="background:#Template:LNER colour;border-top:solid 1px gray; " |   Manor Park
    Line and station open

    Services[]

    Ilford is the first of the better served stations east of Stratford, as the intermediary stations are not served by all inner suburban trains. It is planned that Crossrail trains will call at Ilford in 2018.[2] Ilford will be the northern terminus of phase one of the East London Transit.[3]

    Transport links[]

    London Bus routes 147, School Bus routes 667, 679 and Night routes N86. And also:

    Route Number Route Via Operator Operation
    25 Handicapped/disabled access Ilford Hainault Street to Oxford CircusLondon Underground Holborn London Underground, Aldgate London Underground, Stratford London UndergroundFile:Overground notextroundel.svgFile:DLR no-text roundel.svg First London 24 Hours. London Buses service. Times
    86 Handicapped/disabled access Stratford Bus StationLondon UndergroundFile:Overground notextroundel.svgFile:DLR no-text roundel.svg to Romford Station File:National Rail logo.svg Manor Park, Ilford File:National Rail logo.svg, Seven Kings File:National Rail logo.svg Stagecoach London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    123 Handicapped/disabled access Ilford Hainault Street to Wood Green Bus Station Gants Hill London Underground, Walthamstow, Tottenham, Turnpike Lane London Underground Arriva London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    128Handicapped/disabled access Claybury Broadway to Romford Station File:National Rail logo.svg Barkingside, Gants Hill London Underground, IlfordFile:National Rail logo.svg Arriva London 24 Hours. London Buses service. Times
    145Handicapped/disabled access LeytonstoneLondon Underground to Dagenham Asda Redbridge London Underground, IlfordFile:National Rail logo.svg, BecontreeLondon Underground East London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    150 Handicapped/disabled access Chigwell Row to Becontree Heath Bus Station Hainault London Underground Barkingside, Gants Hill London Underground, Ilford File:National Rail logo.svg Stagecoach London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    167 Handicapped/disabled access Debden London Underground to Ilford Hainault Street Loughton London Underground, Barkingside, Gants Hill London Underground Docklands Buses Daily. London Buses service. Times
    169 Handicapped/disabled access Barking Town Center File:National Rail logo.svgLondon UndergroundFile:Overground notextroundel.svg to Clayhall The Glade Ilford File:National Rail logo.svg, Newbury Park, Barkingside London Underground Stagecoach London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    179 Handicapped/disabled access Chingford File:National Rail logo.svg to Ilford Hainault Street Woodford Green, South Woodford London Underground, Gants Hill London Underground First London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    296 Handicapped/disabled access Ilford Sainbury's to Romford Station File:National Rail logo.svg Gants Hill London Underground, Newbury ParkLondon Underground, Rose Lane East London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    366 Handicapped/disabled access Redbridge Falmouth Gardens to Beckton Station File:DLR no-text roundel.svg Redbridge London Underground, IlfordFile:National Rail logo.svg, Barking File:National Rail logo.svgLondon UndergroundFile:Overground notextroundel.svg Stagecoach London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    396 Handicapped/disabled access Ilford Sainbury's to King George Hospital Gants Hill London Underground, Newbury ParkLondon Underground, Little Heath East London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    462 Handicapped/disabled access Hainault The Lowe to Ilford Hainault Street Grange Hill London Underground, Barkingside, Gants Hill London Underground Arriva London Daily. London Buses service. Times
    EL1 Handicapped/disabled access Ilford Station File:National Rail logo.svg to Thames View Estate Abridge Way Ilford Lane, Barking London UndergroundFile:Overground notextroundel.svg, River Road Blue Triangle 24 Hours. London Buses service. Times
    EL2 Handicapped/disabled access Ilford Station File:National Rail logo.svg to Dagenham Dock StationFile:National Rail logo.svg Barking London UndergroundFile:Overground notextroundel.svg, Thames View Estate, Dagenham Blue Triangle Daily. London Buses service. Times
    W19 Handicapped/disabled access Walthamstow Angel Avenue to Ilford Station File:National Rail logo.svg Walthamstow Central File:National Rail logo.svgLondon Underground, Leytonstone London Underground, Manor Park File:National Rail logo.svg Blue Triangle Daily. London Buses service. Times

    Gallery[]

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    References[]

    1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Template:Citation ORR rail usage data
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    3. Transport for London - East London Transit route map (PDF)

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