Stratford International station
Stratford International  
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National Rail station entrance
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 Stratford International
Location of Stratford International in Greater London
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| Location | Stratford |
| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
| Managed by | Network Rail (High Speed) for HS1 Ltd |
| Owner | London and Continental Railways |
| Station code | SFA |
| Number of platforms | 6 (4 National Rail, 2 DLR) |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 2 (2/3 boundary on DLR only; special fares apply on National Rail)) |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2012 | 1.644 million |
| 2013 |
 1.246 million |
| 2014 |
 1.784 million |
| 2015 |
2.551 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
0.611 million |
| – interchange | 3,823 |
| 2012–13 |
0.958 million |
| – interchange | 3,353 |
| 2013–14 |
0.928 million |
| 2014–15 |
1.075 million |
| 2015–16 |
1.632 million |
| – interchange | 12 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London and Continental Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 30 November 2009 | Opened (National Rail) |
| 31 August 2011 | Opened (DLR) |
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| WGS84 | 51°32′41″N 0°00′31″W / 51.5448°N 0.0086°WCoordinates: 51°32′41″N 0°00′31″W / 51.5448°N 0.0086°W |
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Stratford International is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station located in Stratford in the London Borough of Newham, east London. Despite the station's name, no international services call there, however, the National Rail platforms are served by domestic Southeastern trains on the High Speed 1 route originating at St. Pancras, with interchange to the Eurostar at either Ebbsfleet or Ashford. On the DLR it is a terminus for local services via Canning Town.
Construction of the National Rail station was completed in 2006 but it only opened in 2009, for Southeastern services on HS1. In 2011 an extension of the DLR was opened to connect Stratford International to the wider London public transport network and to the main Stratford station to the south. The DLR station is physically separate and across the road from the HS1 station. Oyster cards are valid for travel to and from the DLR station, which is in Travelcard zone 2/3, but special fares apply at the HS1 station.
The four-platform HS1 station is built within "Stratford Box", a 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) concrete-sided cutting. It is located on the eastern edge of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, adjacent to the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre.
The station is on the High Speed 1 railway between St. Pancras and Ebbsfleet International. As the station lies just inside the eastern boundary of the London Olympic Park, much of the surrounding land was little more than construction site until mid-2012.
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