Seven Kings railway station
Seven Kings 
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 Seven Kings
Location of Seven Kings in Greater London
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| Location | Seven Kings |
| Local authority | London Borough of Redbridge |
| Managed by | TfL Rail |
| Station code | SVK |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 1.880 million |
| 2012–13 |
2.113 million |
| 2013–14 |
2.331 million |
| 2014–15 |
2.424 million |
| 2015–16 |
3.126 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1899 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°33′49″N 0°05′49″E / 51.5635°N 0.0969°ECoordinates: 51°33′49″N 0°05′49″E / 51.5635°N 0.0969°E |
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Seven Kings railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the district of Seven Kings in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is 8 miles 45 chains (13.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Ilford and Goodmayes. Its three-letter station code is SVK and it is in Travelcard Zone 4.
The station was opened in 1899 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is currently managed by TfL Rail. Services call at Seven Kings as part of the Shenfield-Liverpool Street stopping "metro" service. From 2019, the station will be fully served by Crossrail, linking Seven Kings 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.
Seven Kings station was opened on 1 March 1899. Before the London Underground's Central line was extended from Stratford via Gants Hill to Newbury Park in 1947, Seven Kings was one of two junctions for the Fairlop Loop to Woodford via Hainault. Seven Kings West Junction (used for freight, excursion and empty stock traffic) was closed in 1956, though the other connection, from Ilford, was severed as early as 1947 due to the expansion of the Ilford sheds, which are visible from the western end of Seven Kings' platforms. The carriage sheds comprise a large depot which includes two workshops.
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