Woodford is a London Underground station in East London, England. It is located in the town of Woodford in the London Borough of Redbridge. The station is on the Central line, between South Woodford and Buckhurst Hill stations. It also acts as a terminus for the line via the Hainault loop and the next station via this loop is Roding Valley. The station is in London fare zone 4.
History
left|thumb|Bay platform looking north towards buffers, used by eastbound terminating trains from Central London. A westbound Central line train stands on the left.
The station was originally opened on 22 August 1856 as part of the Eastern Counties Railway branch from Leyton to Loughton. Further alterations were carried out by the successor company, the Great Eastern Railway, including services to Ilford via the Fairlop Loop opened between Woodford and Newbury Park in 1903. However, in 1961, the decision was taken to build only as far as Walthamstow Central.
The station today
left|thumb|1992 Stock at Woodford, 2025
The main western entrance is located off The Broadway with access to the station car park. The eastern entrance is located on Snakes Lane East. This entrance is closed after 21:00 and intercom is used to ask staff to unlock the gates at other times if necessary. The ticket office on that entrance is also no longer in use. There are three platform tracks, serving a side platform to the west of the line and an island platform to the east, with the track on the eastern side of the island platform being a south facing terminal track. Beyond this terminal track are five stabling sidings, also accessed from the south.
The station had gone through refurbishment works. The stanchions have been repainted in two-tone green with tactile strips work completed. Extensive PA and Help Points have been added with new public address system. An 'owl' has also appeared suspended from the girder.
Services
Woodford station is on the Central line in London fare zone 4. It is between South Woodford to the west and Buckhurst Hill to the east. It is also a terminus of the line via the Hainault loop and the next station via this loop is Roding Valley. Train frequencies vary throughout the day, but generally operate every 6–11 minutes between 05:22 and 00:49 eastbound to Epping, every 11–25 minutes between 06:48 and 23:37 to Hainault (and beyond) and every 5–10 minutes between 05:24 and 23:36 westbound.
As of 2020, the typical off-peak service, in trains per hour (tph), is:
- 9 tph between and ;
- 3 tph between and ;
- 3 tph to via ;
Connections
London Bus routes serve the station.