Roydon railway station

Railway station in Essex, England

51°46′30″N 0°02′10″E / 51.775°N 0.036°E / 51.775; 0.036Grid referenceTL405104Owned byNetwork RailManaged byGreater AngliaPlatforms2Other informationStation codeRYNClassificationDfT category EHistoryOpened1844Passengers2018/19Increase 0.133 million2019/20Decrease 0.132 million2020/21Decrease 40,7042021/22Increase 0.101 million2022/23Increase 0.102 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Roydon railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Roydon in Essex, England. It is 20 miles 9 chains (32.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Broxbourne and Harlow Town stations. Its three-letter station code is RYN.

The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

The station circa 1900

The station was designed by Francis Thompson[1] and opened by the Northern and Eastern Railway in 1844.[1] The main station building was abandoned by British Railways in 1978[1] and remained unoccupied until being converted into a restaurant. The station was given Grade II listed status on 30 April 1971.[2]

The station's signal box, built in 1876, is one of only two surviving examples of the GER Type I signal box.[3]

In 2016 the station's ticket office was demolished, and a waiting room was built on its foundations. Additional customer information screens, ticket machines, and improved CCTV and lighting were added at the same time.[4][5]

Services

All services at Roydon are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]

During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely.

On Sundays, the services between Stratford and Bishop's Stortford do not run.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Greater Anglia

References

  1. ^ a b c "Parishes: Roydon - British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1111121)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 November 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Improvements to Roydon station". www.londontravelwatch.org.uk.
  5. ^ "MP Robert Halfon to visit Roydon rail station to view improvements - Greater Anglia". www.greateranglia.co.uk.
  6. ^ Table 22 National Rail timetable, May 2022

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