Hornchurch tube station

Hornchurch
Entrance on Station Lane
Hornchurch Location of Hornchurch in Greater London
Location	Hornchurch
Local authority	London Borough of Havering
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	2.00 million
2013	1.99 million
2014	2.15 million
2015	2.02 million
Railway companies
Original company	London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1885	Opened
1902	District line started
1905	District line withdrawn
1932	Station expanded and District line restarted
1962	London–Southend withdrawn
1969	Ownership transferred to London Transport
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°33′11″N 0°13′08″E / 51.553°N 0.2188°E / 51.553; 0.2188Coordinates: 51°33′11″N 0°13′08″E / 51.553°N 0.2188°E / 51.553; 0.2188

External images

Exterior of Hornchurch, British Railways station, 1957

Exterior of Hornchurch, LMS station, 1935

Platforms of Hornchurch station c. 1914

Hornchurch is a London Underground station on Station Lane in the southern part of the Hornchurch neighbourhood of the London Borough of Havering in northeast London, England. The station is on the District line and in London fare zone 6. The station was originally opened on 1 May 1885 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway on a new direct route from Fenchurch Street to Southend that avoided Tilbury. The station was completely rebuilt in 1932 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and an additional pair of platforms were constructed to serve the electric District Railway local service which was extended from Barking to Upminster. The Fenchurch Street–Southend service was withdrawn from Hornchurch and the original platforms have been abandoned since 1962. The single storey brick station building is of a common design also constructed at Becontree, Dagenham East and Upminster at the time. In 2011 the station had approximately 2 million entries and exits.

The original 1854 route of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway passed through the south of the parish of Hornchurch near the River Thames without stopping; the nearest station was at Rainham. Between 1885 and 1888 a new route authorised as the Barking and Pitsea Railway was constructed, that provided a direct service from Fenchurch Street to Southend, avoiding Tilbury. The station at Hornchurch opened on 1 May 1885; the next station to the east was Upminster and to the west was Dagenham. The Whitechapel and Bow Railway opened in 1902 and allowed through services of the Metropolitan District Railway to operate as far as Upminster. The District Railway converted to electric trains in 1905 and services were lost at Hornchurch as they were cut back to East Ham. The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway was purchased by the Midland Railway in 1912 and was amalgamated into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on 1 January 1923.