Rectory Road railway station

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Rectory Road
Location of Rectory Road in Greater London
Location West Hackney
Local authority London Borough of Hackney
Managed by London Overground
Station codeREC
DfT category E
Number of platforms2
Fare zone 2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19Decrease2.svg 0.929 million [1]
2019–20Decrease2.svg 0.871 million [1]
2020–21Decrease2.svg 0.258 million [1]
2021–22Increase2.svg 0.616 million [1]
2022–23Increase2.svg 0.900 million [1]
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External links
WGS84 51°33′32″N0°04′05″W / 51.559°N 0.068°W / 51.559; -0.068
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Rectory Road is a London Overground station on the Lea Valley lines in the West Hackney area of the London Borough of Hackney, east London.

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It is 3 miles 64 chains (6.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is between Hackney Downs and Stoke Newington stations. Its three-letter station code is REC and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

Trains run south to Liverpool Street and north to either Cheshunt or Enfield Town.

The ticket office, street buildings, staircases and platform shelters were all built in the mid-1980s in works funded by the Greater London Council (along with other stations in the "Tube-less" borough of Hackney). These elaborate structures were very different from the low-maintenance changes further up the line at the same time, and feature the British Rail logo worked into the brickwork at street-level.

In 2015 the station and all services that call there were transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia operation to London Overground. The station was also added to the Tube map. [2] [3]

Services

Trains are operated by London Overground.

The typical off-peak weekday service pattern from Rectory Road is:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
  3. TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014
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