Chigwell is a London Underground station in the town of Chigwell in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is on the Hainault Loop of the Central line, between Grange Hill and Roding Valley stations. It is located in London fare zone 4.

History

thumb|left|The station in 1984

The station was opened on 1 May 1903 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on its Woodford to Ilford line (the Fairlop Loop). As a consequence of the Railways Act 1921, the GER was merged with other railway companies in 1923 to become part of the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER).

The Woodford to Ilford loop was largely integrated into the London Underground Central line as part of the London Passenger Transport Board's New Works Programme of 1935 - 1940, which saw an extension of electric tube services into north-east London. As part of this work the station closed on 29 November 1947. The three car units had a 1938 tube stock middle carriage. These trains were adapted for Automatic Train Operation (ATO): the Woodford-Hainault section became the testing ground for ATO on the Victoria line. Because of this, it is normally quicker to travel to Woodford and change there,

Services

Chigwell station is on the Hainault loop of the Central line between Grange Hill and Roding Valley. In view of the rising passenger numbers, the train service on this branch was extended to midnight in 2006. (Previously it stopped at 20:00.) The typical off-peak service in trains per hour (tph) is:

  • 3 tph to Hainault
  • 3 tph to Woodford

At morning rush hour, there are three trains that run to West Ruislip.

Connections

London Bus routes 167 and school routes 667 and 677 serve the station. Local Bus route 804 and Local School route 53 also serve the station.

Filming location

The station is used as a location in Mike Leigh's 1983 film Meantime.

References

  • London Transport Museum Photographic Archive