Trains at Stratford, GEML, 20/07/26

Stratford is a major multi-level interchange station serving the district of Stratford and the mixed-use development known as Stratford City, in the London Borough of Newham, East London for London Underground, London Overground, Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and Elizabeth line services.

National Rail services also operate on the West Anglia Main Line and the Great Eastern Main Line, 4 miles 3 chains (6.5 km) from Liverpool Street.

It is the fifth busiest railway station in Britain, the busiest station in London outside the London station group, and is the busiest station on the London Underground network outside Travelcard Zone 1.

On the London Underground, it is on the Central line between Mile End and Leyton, and it is the eastern terminus of the Jubilee line following West Ham.

On the DLR it is a terminus for some trains and for others it is a through-station between Stratford High Street and Stratford International.

On the Overground it is the terminus of the North London Line following Hackney Wick; on the main line it is served by Elizabeth line stopping services between Paddington and Shenfield and by medium- and longer-distance services operated by Greater Anglia to and from numerous destinations in the East of England.

There are also limited off-peak services operated by c2c connecting to the London, Tilbury and Southend line to Shoeburyness.

The station was opened in 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway.

Today it is owned by Network Rail and is in Travelcard zone 2/3. To distinguish it from Stratford-upon-Avon in Warwickshire it is sometimes referred to as Stratford (London), or as Stratford Regional to differentiate it from Stratford International, which is some 400 yards (370 m) to the north. Stratford served as a key travel hub for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games held in London.

Stratford station was opened on 20 June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) with the first station building being located on Angel Lane which crossed the line on an over-bridge to the east of the station.

The Northern and Eastern Railway opened a section of its authorised line from Broxbourne to join the ECR at Stratford on 15 September 1840. As well as a station, a railway works was built adjacent to the line to Broxbourne. This and the engine shed later expanded into the area to the west of the station which is now occupied by a shopping centre and Stratford International station.

Duration of the video: 16:09 - 17:39

We’ll be seeing services by Greater Anglia, Elizabeth Line, London Overground, London Underground and possibly freight as well.

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It’s been a long while since I last revisited Stratford but I always enjoyed spending my filming session there however I got there later than planned I was expecting to see more freight but I managed to only see one but hopefully next time I visit Stratford I should be able to see more freight making an appearance.

My next station will be South Croydon which is situated on the Brighton Mainline haven’t visited there for awhile but it’s always a nice station to come to for train spotting so until then thanks for watching and I’ll see you in the next video.