Ilford Railway Station

Ilford railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is 7mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and. Its three-letter station code is IFD and it is in Travelcard zone 4. The station was opened in 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Services call at Ilford as part of the -Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019 the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking it to additional stations in central London as well as and London Heathrow Airport. TfL Rail, a segment of the upcoming Crossrail, took over the running of the Shenfield "metro" in May 2015. HistoryIlford railway station was opened on 20 June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway, along with the Mile End (temporary terminus) to section of what was to become the Great Eastern Main Line. Between 1903 and 1947, trains also ran through to Woodford via the Fairlop Loop, most of which was later transferred to London Underground's Central line. The triangular junction (Seven Kings being the third point of the triangle) is now the site of carriage sheds and a maintenance depot operated by Bombardier Transportation. Freight trains used the connection from the Fairlop Loop to Seven Kings until 1956.

Ilford railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is 7mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and. Its three-letter station code is IFD and it is in Travelcard zone 4. The station was opened in 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Services call at Ilford as part of the -Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019 the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking it to additional stations in central London as well as and London Heathrow Airport. TfL Rail, a segment of the upcoming Crossrail, took over the running of the Shenfield "metro" in May 2015. HistoryIlford railway station was opened on 20 June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway, along with the Mile End (temporary terminus) to section of what was to become the Great Eastern Main Line. Between 1903 and 1947, trains also ran through to Woodford via the Fairlop Loop, most of which was later transferred to London Underground's Central line. The triangular junction (Seven Kings being the third point of the triangle) is now the site of carriage sheds and a maintenance depot operated by Bombardier Transportation. Freight trains used the connection from the Fairlop Loop to Seven Kings until 1956.