Clapton railway station
| Clapton | |
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A London Overground Class 315 at Clapton in June 2019 | |
Clapton Location of Clapton in Greater London | |
| Location | Clapton |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hackney |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Station code | CPT |
| DfT category | D |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 and 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 | 0.571 million[1] |
| 2021–22 | 1.282 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 1.690 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 2.196 million[1] |
| 2024–25 | 2.130 million[1] |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Great Eastern Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1872 | opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°33′42″N 0°03′26″W / 51.5617°N 0.0571°W |
| London transport portal | |
Clapton is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, located in Clapton in the London Borough of Hackney. It is 3 miles 78 chains (6.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Hackney Downs and St. James Street on the Chingford branch line. The station is in London fare zone 2 and 3.[2] It opened to traffic in August 1872 along with the route from Hackney Downs.
National Rail services operated by Greater Anglia pass through the station, as it is located on the West Anglia Main Line between Hackney Downs and Tottenham Hale (via Coppermill Junction), which is used by trains towards Cheshunt, Broxbourne, Hertford East and Cambridge. However, none of these services are currently scheduled to stop here.
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Services
The typical off-peak weekday service on the Weaver line consists of:[3]
- 4 trains per hour (tph) to London Liverpool Street;
- 4 tph to Chingford.
In years past, British Rail and the various operators running the Greater Anglia franchise had provided a service from here to Tottenham Hale, Broxbourne, and Hertford East but this ceased when the Chingford branch passed to London Overground in May 2015.
Connections
London Buses routes 106, 253, 254 and 393 and night routes N253 serve the station.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from the original on 19 June 2025. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "Clapton Station Details". Retrieved 24 July 2011.
- ^ Table 17 National Rail timetable, May 2025
External links
- Train times and station information for Clapton railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
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| Hackney Downs towards Liverpool Street
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Weaver line Weaver
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St. James Street | ||