railroad.wikisort.org - Station

Redbridge is a London Underground station on Eastern Avenue in the Redbridge district of Ilford in North East London, on the Hainault Loop of the Central line, in Zone 4.

Redbridge
Station entrance
Redbridge Location of Redbridge in Greater London
Location	Redbridge
Local authority	London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by	London Underground
Station code	REB[1]
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2017	2.94 million[2]
2018	2.79 million[3]
2019	2.80 million[4]
2020	1.56 million[5]
2021	1.26 million[6]
Key dates
1942–1945	Tunnels used as an aircraft parts factory by Plessey during the war
14 December 1947	Opened
Listed status
Listing grade	II
Entry number	1401101[7]
Added to list	20 July 2011
Other information
External links	TfL station info page Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51.57574°N 0.04489°E / 51.57574; 0.04489
London transport portal

The station was opened on 14 December 1947. Construction had begun in the 1930s but was delayed by the onset of the Second World War. During the war, the completed train tunnels at Redbridge were used by the Plessey company as an aircraft parts factory. The station building was designed by renowned Tube architect, Charles Holden, who also designed the other two below ground stations on the branch. Originally, the station was to have been named "West Ilford", then this changed to "Red House", before the final decision was made on "Redbridge" (also given in the plans as "Red Bridge".)

History and Location

Plessey opened its wartime munitions factory in the (at the time) incomplete tube tunnels between Gants Hill and Wanstead in 1942, and production lasted until 1945.[12] Since the station was built, a large roundabout has been constructed next to it, being a junction between the A406 (originally the terminal section of the M11), and the A12.

Redbridge is often described as the shallowest deep level (as opposed to cut-and-cover) station on the network, as it is only 5.2 metres (17 ft) beneath the surface. However, this is misleading as the station tunnel was constructed by the cut-and-cover method, with the running lines descending into genuine tube tunnels at either end of the platforms – similar to the Central line platforms at Mile End.

In July 2011 it was granted Grade II listed building status by English Heritage.[7]

It was also mentioned in the Department S episode The Last Train To Redbridge, although the actual station does not appear in it.

Connections

London Buses routes 66, 145 and 366 and night route N8 serve the station.

References

External links

• Redbridge station at CharlesHolden.com
• More photos of this station
• RedRag (Redbridge Roundabout Action Group) achieves bus rerouting at the station

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Wanstead towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central line via Hainault Loop		Gants Hill towards Hainault or Woodford

На других языках

---

[de] Redbridge (London Underground)

Redbridge ist eine unterirdische Station der London Underground im Stadtbezirk London Borough of Redbridge. Sie liegt in der Travelcard-Tarifzone 4 an der Kreuzung der Eastern Avenue (A12) und des Zubringers zur Autobahn M11. Im Jahr 2014 nutzten 2,91 Millionen Fahrgäste diese von der Central Line bediente Station.[1]

---

- [en] Redbridge tube station

---

---