Seven Kings Railway Station

Seven Kings railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the district of Seven Kings in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is 8mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and. Its three-letter station code is SVK and it is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station was opened in 1899 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Services call at Seven Kings as part of the -Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019, the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking Seven Kings to additional stations in central London as well as and London Heathrow Airport. TfL Rail, the precursor of Crossrail, took over the running of the Shenfield "metro" in May 2015. HistorySeven Kings station was opened on 1 March 1899. Before the London Underground's Central line was extended from via to in 1947, Seven Kings was one of two junctions for the Fairlop Loop to via. Seven Kings West Junction (used for freight, excursion and empty stock traffic) was closed in 1956, though the other connection, from Ilford, was severed as early as 1947 due to the expansion of the Ilford sheds, which are visible from the western end of Seven Kings' platforms. The carriage sheds comprise a large depot which includes two workshops.

Seven Kings railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the district of Seven Kings in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is 8mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between and. Its three-letter station code is SVK and it is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station was opened in 1899 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Services call at Seven Kings as part of the -Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019, the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking Seven Kings to additional stations in central London as well as and London Heathrow Airport. TfL Rail, the precursor of Crossrail, took over the running of the Shenfield "metro" in May 2015. HistorySeven Kings station was opened on 1 March 1899. Before the London Underground's Central line was extended from via to in 1947, Seven Kings was one of two junctions for the Fairlop Loop to via. Seven Kings West Junction (used for freight, excursion and empty stock traffic) was closed in 1956, though the other connection, from Ilford, was severed as early as 1947 due to the expansion of the Ilford sheds, which are visible from the western end of Seven Kings' platforms. The carriage sheds comprise a large depot which includes two workshops.