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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
Forest Gate railway station in 2007
Forest Gate Location of Forest Gate in Greater London
Location	Forest Gate
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	TfL Rail
Station code	FOG
DfT category	C2
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	3
OSI	Wanstead Park [2]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18	2.835 million[3]
2018–19	2.981 million[3]
2019–20	3.355 million[3]
2020–21	1.424 million[3]
2021–22	2.675 million[3]
Railway companies
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1840	Opened
1843	Closed
31 May 1846	Re-opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.5494°N 0.0242°E / 51.5494; 0.0242
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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

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

Services

All services from Forest Gate are operated by Elizabeth Line.

• 8 tph to Paddington
• 8 tph to Shenfield

Preceding station	Elizabeth line			Following station
Maryland towards Paddington		Elizabeth line		Manor Park towards Shenfield

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.

Connections

London Buses routes 58, 308 and 330 serve the station.[5]

The station is 360 yards (330 m) from Wanstead Park station, and this interchange is suggested in the National Rail Timetable.[6]

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Forest Gate railway station from National Rail
• Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06 Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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- [en] Forest Gate railway station

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[it] Stazione di Forest Gate

La stazione di Forest Gate è una stazione che si trova lungo la Great Eastern Main Line, nel quartiere di Forest Gate, nel borgo londinese di Newham.

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