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| Location | Seven Kings |
| Local authority | London Borough of Redbridge |
| Managed by | Elizabeth line |
| Station code(s) | SVK |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2017–18 |  2.960 million |
| 2018–19 |  3.168 million |
| 2019–20 | 3.157 million |
| 2020–21 | 1.286 million |
| 2021–22 | 2.317 million |
| Key dates | |
| 1 March 1899 | Opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°33′49″N 0°05′49″E / 51.5635°N 0.0969°E / 51.5635; 0.0969 |
 London transport portal | |
Seven Kings railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line serving the district of Seven Kings in the London Borough of Redbridge, east London. It is 8 miles 46 chains (13.8 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Ilford and Goodmayes. Its three-letter station code is SVK and it is in Travelcard Zone 4.
The station was opened on 1 March 1899 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is currently managed by Transport for London and is on the Elizabeth line between Shenfield and London Paddington.
History
Seven Kings station was opened on 1 March 1899. Before the London Underground's Central line was extended from Stratford via Gants Hill to Newbury Park in 1947, Seven Kings was one of two junctions for the Fairlop Loop to Woodford via Hainault. Seven Kings West Junction (used for freight, excursion and empty stock traffic) was closed in 1956, though the other connection, from Ilford, was severed as early as 1947 due to the expansion of the Ilford sheds, which are visible from the western end of Seven Kings' platforms. The carriage sheds comprise a large depot which includes two workshops.
Accidents and incidents
On 23 January 1963, eight people were injured in a collision between two trains on the main line just outside of Seven Kings station. An express train from Harwich Parkeston Quay to London passed a signal at danger and ran into the rear of a Southend-London stopping service at "fairly low speed". The express train was subsequently found to have a fault with one of its brakes. A Ministry of Transport report on the incident stated that the express train's driver "cannot be excused entirely from responsibility" given his passing of the red signal. The line was reopened four hours after the incident.
Elizabeth line
In June 2017 new Class 345 trains began entering service in preparation for the opening of Crossrail. New lifts, signage, help points, customer information screens and CCTV were installed. The platforms at Seven Kings are too short for the 200 metres (220 yd) long 9-carriage trains, so selective door opening is utilised to prevent the doors opening in one carriage.
Services
The typical off-peak service is eight trains per hour in each direction between Paddington and Shenfield (on Sundays four of the eight trains terminate instead at Gidea Park).
| Operator | Route | Rolling stock | Frequency |
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| Elizabeth line | Paddington – Bond Street – Tottenham Court Road – Farringdon – Liverpool Street – Whitechapel – Stratford – Maryland – Forest Gate – Manor Park – Ilford – Seven Kings – Goodmayes – Chadwell Heath – Romford – Gidea Park – Harold Wood – Brentwood – Shenfield | Class 345 | 8x per hour |
During peak times service frequency is increased. In addition, there is one early-morning service operated by Abellio Greater Anglia; from Colchester to Liverpool Street.
| Preceding station |  Elizabeth line
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Following station | ||
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| Ilfordtowards Paddington | Elizabeth line | Goodmayestowards Shenfield | ||
Connections
London Buses routes 86 and N86 serve the station.
References
- Standard Tube Map (PDF) (Map). Not to scale. Transport for London. April 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 28 May 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
- ^ "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- Ministry of Transport. "RAILWAY ACCIDENT REPORT ON THE COLLISION which occurred on 23rd January 1963 near SEVEN KINGS STATION in the EASTERN REGION BRITISH RAILWAYS" (PDF) – via Railways Archive.
- Mansfield, Ian. "Elizabeth line trains are too long for some stations". ianVisits. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- "Buses from Seven Kings" (PDF). TfL. 1 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
External links
- Train times and station information for Seven Kings railway station from National Rail
- Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06 Archived 22 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
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