Forest Gate railway station

Forest Gate railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 5 miles 21 chains (8.5 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Maryland and Manor Park. Its three-letter station code is FOG and it is in fare zone 3.

Forest Gate Elizabeth line
Station entrance seen in August 2022
Forest Gate is located in Greater London
Forest Gate
Forest Gate
Location of Forest Gate in Greater London
LocationForest Gate
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byTransport for London
OwnerNetwork Rail
Station codeFOG
DfT categoryC2
Number of platforms4
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
OSIWanstead Park London Overground[2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18Decrease 2.835 million[3]
2018–19Increase 2.981 million[3]
2019–20Increase 3.355 million[3]
2020–21Decrease 1.424 million[3]
2021–22Increase 2.675 million[3]
Railway companies
Original companyEastern Counties Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1840Opened
1843Closed
31 May 1846Re-opened
Other information
External links
WGS8451.5494°N 0.0242°E / 51.5494; 0.0242
 London transport portal

The station was opened in 1840 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently managed by Transport for London and is on the Elizabeth line between Shenfield and London Paddington.

History
View of the station platforms in 1991

Forest Gate station first opened in 1840 by the Eastern Counties Railway, a year after the line was built, but was closed in 1843, before re-opening on 31 May 1846 following pressure from local residents.

Accidents and incidents

On 24 May 1953, at around 4 a.m., three members of train crew were injured in a collision between a freight train and a staff train that occurred east of Forest Gate station. A London-bound freight train that had started out at the Goodmayes goods yard was crossing from the electric line over to the main line when a staff train bound for the Gidea Park sidings passed a signal at danger and collided with the goods train at a speed of about 35 mph. A Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation report blamed the driver of the Gidea Park train for his failure to "pay attention to signals".[4]

External video
video icon Footage of the aftermath of the 1953 train crash near Forest Gate – British Pathé

Crossrail improvements

New Class 345 trains were phased into service, and they are over 200 metres (220 yd) in length, necessitating the extension of Forest Gate's platforms. Other enhancements included 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 360 yards (330 m) from Wanstead Park station, and this interchange is suggested in the National Rail Timetable.[5]

London Buses routes 58, 308 and 330 serve the station.[6]

Services

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

References
  1. Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. November 2022. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2022. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  4. Ministry of Transport & Civil Aviation (1953). "Report on the Collision which occurred on 24th May 1953 between Forest Gate and Manor Park" (PDF). London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office – via Railways Archive.
  5. National Rail Timetable Archived 22 November 2009 at the Wayback Machine Page 46
  6. "Buses from Forest Gate" (PDF). TfL. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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Preceding station Elizabeth line Following station
Maryland
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