Barking station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Barking | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham |
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| Operations | |||
| Managed by | c2c | ||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 9 | ||
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| Station code | BKG | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
5.121 million * | ||
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| Zone | 4 | ||
| Annual entry/exit | 9.963 million † | ||
| History | |||
| 1854 1902 1905 1908 |
Opened by LT&SR District Line started District withdrawn District Line restarted |
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| † Data from Transport for London [1] | |||
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
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Barking station is a railway station served by National Rail and the London Underground. It is located in Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in East London. The station is in Zone 4 and is managed by c2c.
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[edit] History
The station was opened in 1854 by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway, with the Gospel Oak to Barking line following in 1894. The electrified District Line service reached Barking in 1908, and the Hammersmith & City Line (then the Metropolitan Line) in 1936.
[edit] Services
On the Underground, it is served by the District and Hammersmith & City lines and forms the eastern terminus for the Hammersmith & City whilst District Line services continue eastward to Upminster. On National Rail, the station is served by c2c and Silverlink Metro train services. The station has nine platforms.
Typical off-peak service is:
- 8 tph (trains per hour) to Fenchurch Street (c2c)
- 6 tph to Richmond via Tower Hill (District line)
- 6 tph to Wimbledon via Tower Hill (District line)
- 4 tph to Hammersmith via Kings Cross (Hammersmith and City line
- 2 tph to Gospel Oak (Silverlink)
- 12 tph (trains per hour) to Upminster (District line)
- 4 tph to Shoeburyness via Upminster (c2c)
- 2 tph to Southend Central via Upminster and Grays (c2c)
- 2 tph to Grays via Rainham (c2c)
[edit] Ticket Office
The Ticket Office is managed by c2c and has 7 serving windows. APTIS and Tribute Machines are in use. Tickets are available for National Rail, as well as London Underground. Oyster Cards can also be issued.
[edit] Access
The station has four sets of stairs from the platforms to the overbridge and the booking hall. Four corresponding ramps connect to each other via a subway connection. They access: 1 & 1a; 2, 3 & 4; 5 & 6; and 7 & 8. There is lift access from booking hall to 1 & 1a and step free access to all other platforms from there by the subway and ramps.
[edit] Connections
Several London Bus routes connect with the site of the station and it is planned to be served by phase one of the East London Transit. [1]
| Previous station | London Underground | Next station | ||
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| District Line |
toward Upminster
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toward Hammersmith
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Hammersmith & City Line | Terminus | ||
| National Rail | ||||
| West Ham | c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line |
Upminster | ||
| c2c London, Tilbury & Southend Line |
Dagenham Dock | |||
| Stratford | c2c (2 trains late weekday evenings only) |
Upminster | ||
| Woodgrange Park | Silverlink Gospel Oak to Barking line |
Terminus | ||
[edit] References
- ^ Transport for London - East London Transit route map (PDF)
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Barking station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Barking station from Multimap.com
- Station and area information from Tube Guru
- Station information from Transport for London
- Station information from c2c
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