Upton Park is a London Underground station on the District and Hammersmith and City lines, on Green Street in the Upton Park area of the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is in Zone 3.
Upton Park  | |
|---|---|
 Main entrance on Green Street | |
  Upton Park Location of Upton Park in Greater London | |
| Location | Upton Park |
| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2019 |  9.71 million[1] |
| 2020 |  6.68 million[2] |
| 2021 | 4.78 million[3] |
| 2022 | 7.69 million[4] |
| 2023 | 8.49 million[5] |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1877 | Opened by LT&SR |
| 1902 | District line started |
| 15 June 1962 | London–Southend withdrawn |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°32′06″N 0°02′04″E / 51.535°N 0.0344°E |
 London transport portal | |
The station was opened by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) in 1877. District line service began in 1902, and the Hammersmith & City (at that time the Metropolitan line) followed in 1936. LTSR services were withdrawn in 1962. The station has two working platforms, one for each direction. Two other platforms used to serve the LTSR but are now disused.
Nowadays, the station serves Queens Road Market and Green Street.
History
editUpton Park was the first station on the LT&SR to be built by a property developer.[6] Read was a developer who proposed the station and given approval designed and built a two platform station between the houses of Queen's Road and Harold Road. The station fronted Queen's Square on the corner of Green Street and Queen's Road opened in September 1877. The building was demolished in 1903/04 when the line was quadrupled and the present station was constructed.
Upton Park tube station appears in the English slang term, "He/She is Upton Park - two stops short of Barking", indicating that the individual in question is slightly mad.[7]
Services
editThe service frequency is 15 services per hour on the District line and 6 services per hour on the Hammersmith & City line.
| Preceding station |  London Underground
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Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaistow towards Hammersmith
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Hammersmith & City line | East Ham towards Barking
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| Plaistow | District line | East Ham towards Upminster
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| Former services | ||||
| Plaistow towards Hammersmith
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Metropolitan line Hammersmith branch (1936–1990)
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East Ham towards Barking
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| Historical railways | ||||
| Plaistow | British Rail Eastern Region London, Tilbury and Southend line |
East Ham | ||
Connections
editLondon Buses routes 58, 104, 330 and 376 serve the station.[8]
Facilities
editThere are two ticket office windows, two touch screen ticket machines, and three of the more traditional coin-only button machines.
At present there are no lifts at the station for disabled access, nor are there plans to install any.
Trivia
edit- The station previously served as the local station for the Boleyn Ground, the home ground of West Ham United football club. However, this changed when in Summer 2016, West Ham United moved to the Olympic Stadium.
Gallery
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Side entrance -
Eastbound platform looking east towards Upminster -
Ticket office -
Station platform roundel
References
edit- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway by Peter Kay ISBN 1-899890-19-X
- ^ "Two Stops from Upton Park". Martin Stirrup. Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
- ^ "Buses from Upton Park" (PDF). TfL. 21 May 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
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