Bethnal Green railway station

Bethnal Green
The station entrance in 2008
Bethnal Green Location of Bethnal Green in Greater London
Location	Bethnal Green
Local authority	Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Overground
Station code	BET
DfT category	F1
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	0.666 million
2012–13	0.709 million
2013–14	0.815 million
2014–15	0.904 million
2015–16	1.062 million
Key dates
1872	Opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°31′23″N 0°03′32″W / 51.523°N 0.059°W / 51.523; -0.059Coordinates: 51°31′23″N 0°03′32″W / 51.523°N 0.059°W / 51.523; -0.059

Bethnal Green is a London Overground station in Bethnal Green, London, England, on the Lea Valley Lines 1 mile 10 chains (1.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street; the next station down-line is either Hackney Downs (for services to and from Chingford) or Cambridge Heath (for services to and from Cheshunt and Enfield Town). Its three-letter station code is BET and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

The station was opened in 1872 and was formerly called Bethnal Green Junction until 1946: it was also formerly served by trains on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) via Stratford. The station is situated on Three Colts Lane and is within walking distance to Bethnal Green Road via Wilmot Street. It is some distance from Bethnal Green tube station on the London Underground's Central line

In 1872 the Great Eastern Railway opened a new branch from Liverpool Street to Hackney Downs; to serve this line a new junction was built to the west of Cambridge Heath Road. Bethnal Green Junction station was constructed immediately to the west. It replaced a nearby station called Mile End (not to be confused with the current Underground station of the same name) which was located on the eastern side of Cambridge Heath Road. The new station served both of the Great Eastern Railway's routes and had four platforms.