Ilford railway station
Ilford 
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Cranbrook Road entrance in June 2015
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 Ilford
Location of Ilford in Greater London
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| Location | Ilford |
| Local authority | London Borough of Redbridge |
| Managed by | TfL Rail |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | IFD |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 operational; 1 disused |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 6.721 million |
| 2012–13 |
6.854 million |
| 2013–14 |
7.632 million |
| 2014–15 |
8.022 million |
| 2015–16 |
8.199 million |
| Key dates | |
| 20 June 1839 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°33′33″N 0°04′12″E / 51.5592°N 0.0700°ECoordinates: 51°33′33″N 0°04′12″E / 51.5592°N 0.0700°E |
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Ilford railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the town of Ilford in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is 7 miles 28 chains (11.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Manor Park and Seven Kings. Its three-letter station code is IFD and it is in Travelcard zone 4.
The station was opened in 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Services call at Ilford as part of the Shenfield-Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019 the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking it 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.
Ilford railway station was opened on 20 June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway, along with the Mile End (temporary terminus) to Romford section of what was to become the Great Eastern Main Line.
Between 1903 and 1947, trains also ran through to Woodford via the Fairlop Loop, most of which was later transferred to London Underground's Central line. The triangular junction (Seven Kings being the third point of the triangle) is now the site of carriage sheds and a maintenance depot operated by Bombardier Transportation. Freight trains used the connection from the Fairlop Loop to Seven Kings until 1956.
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