Homerton railway station

Homerton
Homerton Location of Homerton in Greater London
Location	Homerton
Local authority	London Borough of Hackney
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code	HMN
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2004–05	0.300 million
2005–06	0.360 million
2006–07	1.894 million
2007–08	1.844 million
2008–09	0.908 million
2009–10	1.303 million
2010–11	1.860 million
2011–12	3.021 million
2012–13	3.976 million
2013–14	4.883 million
2014–15	5.240 million
Key dates
1985	Opened
Other information
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Homerton railway station is in the London Borough of Hackney in east London. It is on the North London Line, and the station and all trains serving it are operated by London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.

The station is in Homerton, and close to Homerton University Hospital and Hackney Marshes.

History

The original station was opened on 1 October 1868. Services ceased on 15 May 1944 with a substitute bus service provided until official closure on 23 April 1945. Other than a partial section of wall to the north of the bridge over Barnabas Road, the original 1868 station has been demolished. Although of reduced size, the original station building would have been similar to buildings remaining at Hackney Central and Camden Road. The present basic station was opened on 13 May 1985.

Services

As part of the programme to introduce four-car trains on the London Overground network, the North London Line between Gospel Oak and Stratford closed in February 2010; reopening on 1 June 2010. This was to enable the installation of a new signalling system and the extension of 30 platforms along the route. Engineering work continued until May 2011, during which reduced services operated and Sunday services were suspended.

The typical service at the station is 4 trains per hour Westbound to Richmond via Hackney, Highbury, Camden Road and Willesden, 2 trains per hour Westbound to Clapham Junction and 4 trains per hour Eastbound to Stratford. These extra services which were introduced following maintenance work on the North London Line have replaced the additional shuttle train running between Camden Road and Stratford in the morning and evening peaks.

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
Hackney Central towards Richmond		North London Line		Hackney Wick towards Stratford
	Disused railways
Hackney Central		North London Railway		Victoria Park

External links

• Train times and station information for Homerton railway station from National Rail
• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06