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 Station entrance seen in May 2022 | |
  Seven KingsLocation of Seven Kings in Greater London | |
| Location | Seven Kings |
| Local authority | London Borough of Redbridge |
| Managed by | Elizabeth line |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code(s) | SVK |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  3.168 million |
| 2019–20 |  3.157 million |
| 2020–21 | 1.286 million |
| 2021–22 | 2.317 million |
| 2022–23 | 3.782 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 and served by the Elizabeth line between Shenfield and Heathrow Airport.
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.
Location
Seven Kings is the closest station to Ilford EMU Depot.
London Buses routes 86 and N86 serve the station.
Services
As of the May 2023 timetable, the typical Monday to Friday off-peak Elizabeth line service is:
- 2 tph (trains per hour) westbound to Heathrow Terminal 5
- 6 tph westbound to Paddington
- 8 tph eastbound to Shenfield
During peak times service frequency is increased.
To facilitate staff access to Ilford depot, there is an early-morning service operated by Greater Anglia from Colchester to Liverpool Street that calls at Seven Kings.
| Preceding station |  Elizabeth line
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Following station | ||
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| Ilford towards Heathrow Terminal 5 |
Elizabeth line | Goodmayes towards Shenfield | ||
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| Stratford | Greater AngliaGreat Eastern Main LineLimited Service | Romford | ||
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. May 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
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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