South Woodford tube station

South Woodford
Western entrance on George Lane
South Woodford Location of South Woodford in Greater London
Location	South Woodford
Local authority	London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes (Eastbound only)
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	4.33 million
2013	4.59 million
2014	5.03 million
2015	5.15 million
Railway companies
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London & North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1856	Opened
1947	Transfer to London Underground
1964	Goods yard closed
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°35′30″N 0°01′39″E / 51.5916°N 0.0275°E / 51.5916; 0.0275Coordinates: 51°35′30″N 0°01′39″E / 51.5916°N 0.0275°E / 51.5916; 0.0275

South Woodford, originally George Lane, is a London Underground station in South Woodford of the London Borough of Redbridge. It is on the Epping branch of the Central line, between Snaresbrook and Woodford stations and is in Travelcard Zone 4.

The station opened as "George Lane" on 22 August 1856 as part of the Eastern Counties Railway branch to Loughton, which was eventually extended to Epping and Ongar in 1865. The station then formed part of the Great Eastern Railway's system until that company was merged into the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923. On 5 July 1937 the station was renamed "South Woodford (George Lane)".

The station was subsequently transferred to form part of London Underground's Central line on 14 December 1947 when Central line services were extended from Leytonstone to Woodford. This formed a part of the long planned, and delayed, Eastern Extension of the Central line that was part of the London Passenger Transport Board's "New Works Programme" of 1935 - 1940. After transferring to London Underground the "(George Lane)" suffix fell out of use, though it remains on some roundel signs.

During the planning of the Victoria line, route options included a continuation of the line from Walthamstow Central to Woodford or South Woodford stations. However, in 1961, the decision was taken to build only as far as Walthamstow Central.