The Open Guide to London: the free London guide - Differences between Version 16 and Version 13 of Forest Gate Station
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Served by 'one' Great Eastern. Trains every 10 minutes or so on the ''Shenfield Metro'' service between [[Liverpool Street station]] and Shenfield. Trains go via [[Maryland]] and [[Stratford]], going west; going east, destinations include [[Ilford]], [[Romford]] and [[Gidea Park]]. |
Served by First Great Eastern. Trains every 15 minutes or so to London [[Liverpool Street station]], via [[Maryland]] and [[Stratford]], going west; going east, destinations include [[Ilford]], [[Romford]], [[Gidea Park]] and [[Shenfield]]. |
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[[Wanstead Park]] station (on the [[Silverlink Barking Line]], which runs from [[Barking station]] to [[Gospel Oak Station]] line) is two minutes walk north up Woodgrange Road. |
[[Wanstead Park]] station (on the [Silverlink Barking Line], which runs from [[Barking station]] to [[Gospel Oak Station]] line) is two minutes walk north up Woodgrange Road. |
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summary='National Rail station served by 'one' metro train services from Liverpool Street to Shenfield' |
Travel Information
Served by First Great Eastern. Trains every 15 minutes or so to London Liverpool Street station, via Maryland and Stratford, going west; going east, destinations include Ilford, Romford, Gidea Park and Shenfield.
Ticket office open during business hours, but beware of slow service and long queues. There's also a ticket machine.
Oyster pre-pay cards are not valid for travel to or from this station.
Local Connections
The station is located at the junction of Woodgrange Road and Forest Lane. A mini cab office is located 1 minutes walk north; buses north to Wanstead (308) and Walthamstow (58), west to Stratford and Hackney Wick (308), and south to Canning Town (330) and East Ham (58).
Wanstead Park station (on the [Silverlink Barking Line], which runs from Barking station to Gospel Oak Station line) is two minutes walk north up Woodgrange Road.
Local websites:
ForestGate.com and Forest Gate Forum
Local Amenties & Attractions
Wanstead Flats are five minutes walk north up Woodgrange Road. The Gate, a modern public library, is two minutes walk the other way.
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