Epping tube station

Epping
Station entrance
Epping Location of Epping in Essex
Location	Epping
Local authority	District of Epping Forest
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes Platform 1 is step free exit only but Platform 2 is fully accessible
Fare zone	6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	3.03 million
2013	3.14 million
2014	3.07 million
2015	3.33 million
Key dates
1865 (1865)	Opened
1949	London Underground services start
18 April 1966	Goods yard closed
1994	Ongar services end
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°41′35″N 0°06′50″E / 51.693°N 0.1138°E / 51.693; 0.1138Coordinates: 51°41′35″N 0°06′50″E / 51.693°N 0.1138°E / 51.693; 0.1138

Epping is a London Underground station in the Epping Forest District of Essex, serving as the north-eastern terminus of the Central line. Located in Travelcard Zone 6, it is one of eight London Underground stations in the Epping Forest District. The station before Epping is Theydon Bois, which is about three minutes' travelling time away.

In 1856, the Eastern Counties Railway opened a double-track railway between Stratford and Loughton. In 1865, its successor, the Great Eastern Railway, added a single-track extension from Loughton to Ongar. The popularity of the line led to the doubling of the track between Loughton and Epping in 1892. The line was well served, with 50 trains operating between Liverpool Street and Loughton each day, a further 22 continuing to Epping and 14 more to Ongar. Loughton to Epping became part of the London Underground Central line on 25 September 1949, leaving the single track line from Epping to Ongar as the last steam-worked section. British Railways ran the service until 1957 when the line was electrified and became part of the Central line. However, services did not run through to the rest of the Central line except for occasional depot workings, so passengers to/from stations beyond Epping normally had to change platforms for the single-track line to Ongar via North Weald and Blake Hall stations. On 2 November 1981, Blake Hall closed and trains passed through the station. On 30 September 1994 London Underground withdrew the service between Epping and Ongar and subsequently sold this section of the Central line. This later became the privately owned preserved line Epping Ongar Railway.