Forest Gate railway station
Forest Gate 
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Forest Gate railway station in 2007
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 Forest Gate
Location of Forest Gate in Greater London
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| Location | Forest Gate |
| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
| Managed by | TfL Rail |
| Station code | FOG |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| OSI |
Wanstead Park  |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 2.205 million |
| 2012–13 |
2.403 million |
| 2013–14 |
2.647 million |
| 2014–15 |
2.786 million |
| 2015–16 |
3.847 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1840 | Opened |
| 1843 | Closed |
| 1846 | Re-opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°32′58″N 0°01′27″E / 51.5494°N 0.0242°ECoordinates: 51°32′58″N 0°01′27″E / 51.5494°N 0.0242°E |
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Forest Gate railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the residential district of Forest Gate in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 5 miles 21 chains (8.5 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Maryland and Manor Park. Its three-letter station code is FOG and it is in Travelcard Zone 3.
The station was opened in 1840 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Train services call at Forest Gate as part of the Shenfield-Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019, the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking Forest Gate to additional stations in central London as well as Reading and London Heathrow Airport. TfL Rail, the precursor of Crossrail, took over the running of the Shenfield "metro" in May 2015.
Forest Gate station first opened in 1840, a year after the line was built, but was closed in 1843, before re-opening on 31 May 1846 following pressure from local residents.
On 24 May 1953 three members of train crew were injured in a collision between a freight train and a passenger train that occurred between Forest Gate and Manor Park. A London-bound freight train was crossing over lines when an electric passenger service from Gidea Park ran a red signal and collided with the goods train at a speed of about 35 mph. A Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation report blamed the driver of the Gidea Park train for his failure to "pay attention to signals".
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