Rectory Road railway station

Rectory Road London Overground
The station entrance seen in September 2017
Rectory Road is located in Greater London
Rectory Road
Rectory Road
Location of Rectory Road in Greater London
LocationWest Hackney
Local authorityLondon Borough of Hackney
Managed byLondon Overground
Station code(s)REC
DfT categoryE
Number of platforms2
Fare zone2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20Decrease 0.871 million[1]
2020–21Decrease 0.258 million[1]
2021–22Increase 0.616 million[1]
2022–23Increase 0.900 million[1]
2023–24Increase 1.273 million[1]
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°33′32″N 0°04′05″W / 51.559°N 0.068°W / 51.559; -0.068
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Rectory Road is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, located in the West Hackney area of the London Borough of Hackney, east London. It is 3 miles 64 chains (6.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is between Hackney Downs and Stoke Newington stations. Its three-letter station code is REC and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

History

The ticket office, street buildings, staircases and platform shelters were all built in the mid-1980s in works funded by the Greater London Council (along with other stations in the "Tube-less" borough of Hackney). These elaborate structures were very different from the low-maintenance changes further up the line at the same time, and feature the British Rail logo worked into the brickwork at street-level.

In May 2015 the station and all services that call there were transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia operation to London Overground. The station was also added to the Tube map.[2][3]

Services

All services at Rectory Road are operated as part of the Weaver line of the London Overground using Class 710 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours.

Preceding station London Overground Following station
Hackney Downs
towards Liverpool Street
 Weaver line
Lea Valley lines
 Stoke Newington
towards Cheshunt or Enfield Town

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
  2. ^ TFL appoints London Overground operator to run additional services Transport for London 28 May 2014
  3. ^ TfL count on LOROL for support Rail Professional 28 May 2014
  4. ^ Table 21 National Rail timetable, June 2024
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