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Maryland railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the Maryland area of the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 4 miles 39 chains (7.2 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Stratford and Forest Gate. Its three-letter station code is MYL and it is in fare zone 3.

Maryland
Maryland Location of Maryland in Greater London
Location	Maryland
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	Elizabeth line
Station code	MYL
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2017–18	1.146 million[2]
2018–19	1.254 million[2]
2019–20	1.331 million[2]
2020–21	0.639 million[2]
2021–22	1.430 million[2]
Railway companies
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
6 January 1873	Opened as Maryland Point
28 October 1940	Renamed Maryland
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.546°N 0.0059°E / 51.546; 0.0059
London transport portal

The station was opened in 1873 as Maryland Point by the Great Eastern Railway. It was renamed Maryland in 1940. It is currently managed by Transport for London and is on the Elizabeth line between Shenfield and London Paddington. By May 2023, the Elizabeth line service will be extended beyond Paddington to Reading and Heathrow Airport.

History

The station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway on its main line out of Bishopsgate on 6 January 1873 with the name Maryland Point. It was fully rebuilt in 1891 when the line capacity was expanded.[3] Its name was shortened to Maryland on 28 October 1940.[4] New station buildings, designed by Thomas Bennett, were opened in 1949.[5]

Of the four platforms, only the two serving the stopping "metro" lines are in regular operation, the others being used only when necessary during engineering works or temporary train path diversions.

The station is one of the primary rail access points for the residential areas in the north of Stratford and the south of Leytonstone in east London. The area surrounding the station has seen much redevelopment in the 21st century, with ongoing improvements underway related to the nearby Olympic Park. Notably, the "twisted clock" timepiece/sculpture formerly installed outside Stratford station was relocated to Maryland.

Maryland was closed between 27 July and 12 August 2012, during the 2012 Olympic Games, as it would have been unable to cope with the large numbers of spectators who might have used it to access the venues nearby at the Olympic Park.[6]

Maryland was added to the planned Crossrail route in 2006 after campaigning by Newham Council, the London Transport Users Committee and others. At 169 metres (185 yd), the platforms are too short for Crossrail's new trains which will be over 200 metres (220 yd) in length, and extending the platforms is impossible due to geographical constraints. Transport for London has therefore committed to providing a full service, making use of selective door operation such that doors on some end carriages will not open at Maryland. An agreement was also reached about improving access to the station. The Elizabeth line's precursor TfL Rail took control of the present stopping service at the end of May 2015 from Abellio Greater Anglia, and the new Class 345 trains were introduced in June 2017, before the Elizabeth line took full control of the station and services on 24 May 2022.

Services

The typical off-peak service is of eight trains per hour to Paddington, and eight to Shenfield. On Sundays four of the eight trains terminate instead at Gidea Park. The services are currently operated by the Elizabeth line.

Preceding station	Elizabeth line			Following station
Stratford towards Paddington		Elizabeth line		Forest Gate towards Shenfield

Connections

London Buses routes 69, 257, 308, school route 678 and night route N8 serve the station.[7]

References

External links

• Train times and station information for Maryland railway station from National Rail

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- [en] Maryland railway station

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[it] Stazione di Maryland

La stazione di Maryland è una stazione della Great Eastern Main Line situata a Stratford, nel borgo londinese di Newham.

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