Woodford tube station

Woodford
Station entrance
Woodford Location of Woodford in Greater London
Location	Woodford
Local authority	London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	3
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	4.86 million
2013	5.59 million
2014	5.87 million
2015	6.03 million
Key dates
1856 (1856)	Opened
18 April 1966	Goods yard closed
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°36′22″N 0°02′03″E / 51.606°N 0.0341°E / 51.606; 0.0341Coordinates: 51°36′22″N 0°02′03″E / 51.606°N 0.0341°E / 51.606; 0.0341

Woodford is a London Underground station in Woodford area of the London Borough of Redbridge, North East London. The station is on the Central line, between South Woodford and Buckhurst Hill stations and is in Travelcard Zone 4. The station is also a terminus for services via the Hainault loop.

The station was originally opened on 22 August 1856 as part of the Eastern Counties Railway branch from Leyton to Loughton. Further alterations were carried out by the successor company, the Great Eastern Railway, including services to Ilford via the Fairlop Loop opened between Woodford and Newbury Park in 1903. After 1923 the station came under the control of the London & North Eastern Railway until transfer to the London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) on 14 December 1947 as part of the extension of the Central line services of the London Underground. The station acted as a terminus of the Central line, with passengers transferring to a steam shuttle onwards towards Epping, where the LNER still had local freight services running between Epping and Loughton, and continued to Stratford (Liverpool Street on Sundays) until 5 October 1970. The extension was delayed by World War II and electric services commenced as far as Loughton (and around the 'loop' to Hainault) on 21 November 1948.