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Wanstead
Northern entrance
WansteadLocation of Wanstead in Greater London
Location	Wanstead
Local authority	London Borough of Redbridge
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	4
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019	2.77 million
2020	1.14 million
2021	1.18 million
2022	1.88 million
2023	1.95 million
Key dates
1942-1945	Tunnels used as munition factory by Plessey company
14 December 1947	Opened
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51°34′32″N 0°01′44″E / 51.575556°N 0.028889°E / 51.575556; 0.028889
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Wanstead is a London Underground station in Wanstead in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. on the Hainault loop of the Central line. Towards Central London the next station is Leytonstone. Towards Woodford it is Redbridge. It is in Travelcard Zone 4. It opened on 14 December 1947 as an extension of the Central line to form the new part of the Hainault loop.

History

The extension of the Central line eastwards from Liverpool Street was first proposed in 1935 by the London Passenger Transport Board. The station at Wanstead George Green would be one of three stations in Tube tunnel between Leytonstone and Newbury Park.

Construction of the station began in the mid-1930s, but was delayed by the onset of World War II. The incomplete tunnels between Wanstead and Gants Hill to the east were used for munitions production by Plessey between 1942 and 1945. The station was finally opened on 14 December 1947. The building, like the other two below ground stations on the branch, was designed by architect Charles Holden. It kept its original wooden escalator until 2003, one of the last Tube stations to do so.

The station has been extensively refurbished since 2006, including the replacement of the original platform wall tiling, which had become badly damaged.

According to rumours, the site of William Penn's Home in Wanstead was on that of the station.

Connections

The station is served by London Buses routes 66, 101, 145, 308, W12, W13 and W14, and also by night routes N8 and N55.

Gallery

• Eastbound platform, showing nearly complete refurbishment (photo: Aug. 2008)
• Westbound platform, showing nearly complete refurbishment (photo: Aug. 2008)
• Westbound platform clock.
• Wanstead.
• Wanstead.
• Platform roundel

References

1. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
2. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
6. ^ North East London Electrification report upon the extension of the Central London line and train services. London Passenger Transport Board. 1935.
7. "Plessey: The Tube's secret wartime underground factory". www.ltmuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
8. Dearden, Lizzie (10 November 2012). "Remembrance Sunday: The secret munitions factory in the underground tunnels at Gants Hill". Ilford Recorder.
9. "Wanstead - Labyrinth". Art at Transport for London. 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2023.
10. "Map" (PDF). tfl.gov.uk. Retrieved 18 August 2021.

External links

• Wanstead station on CharlesHolden.com Archived 27 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Leytonstonetowards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip		Central linevia Hainault Loop		Redbridgetowards Hainault or Woodford

• Rail transport stations in London fare zone 4
• London Underground Night Tube stations
• Central line (London Underground) stations
• Tube stations in the London Borough of Redbridge
• Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1947
• Charles Holden railway stations
• 1947 establishments in England