Chadwell Heath railway station

Chadwell Heath railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line in Chadwell Heath, which straddles the London Borough of Redbridge and the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London. It is 9 miles 79 chains (16.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Goodmayes and Romford. Its three-letter station code is CTH and it is in Travelcard Zone 5.[3]

Chadwell Heath Elizabeth line
Station entrance seen in July 2022
Chadwell Heath is located in Greater London
Chadwell Heath
Chadwell Heath
Location of Chadwell Heath in Greater London
LocationChadwell Heath
Local authorityLondon Borough of Redbridge
Managed byTransport for London
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeCTH
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone5
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18Decrease 3.755 million[2]
2018–19Increase 3.973 million[2]
2019–20Increase 4.055 million[2]
2020–21Decrease 1.510 million[2]
2021–22Increase 2.746 million[2]
Key dates
11 January 1864Opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.5678°N 0.1292°E / 51.5678; 0.1292
 London transport portal

The station was opened in 1864 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently managed by Transport for London and is between Shenfield and London Paddington.

History
Chadwell Heath station building in 1988

Chadwell Heath Station was opened on 11 January 1864 and is built on the site of Wangey House, one of Dagenham's oldest buildings dating back to 1250. Wangey House was partly demolished when the Eastern Counties Railway built the line in the 1830s; the last surviving portion was demolished when the Great Eastern Railway widened the line in 1901.

Chadwell Heath was the focus for the housing estate temporary railway built for the construction of the Becontree estate in the period 1926–33.

In June 2017, new Class 345 trains began entering service in preparation for the opening of the Crossrail. As of March 2023, the four platforms at Chadwell Heath station have been extended from their previous length of 184 metres (201 yd) to accommodate the Crossrail trains which are over 200 metres (220 yd) long as they have been extended to nine carriages. New lifts, signage, help points, customer information screens and CCTV has been installed. Additionally, a new passing loop for freight traffic was constructed to the west of the station, to replace the disused loop further up the line at Manor Park.

Services

As of the May 2023 timetable, the typical Monday to Friday off-peak Elizabeth line service is:

Preceding station Elizabeth line Following station
Goodmayes
towards Heathrow Airport Terminal 4 or Terminal 5
 Elizabeth line Romford
towards Shenfield

Connections

London Buses routes 62 and 368 serve the station by the nearby Chadwell Heath Station bus stop.[4]

References
  1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  3. "Buses from Romford" (PDF). Transport for London.
  4. "Buses from Chadwell Heath" (PDF). TfL. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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