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Maryland
Location of Maryland in Greater LondonLocation Maryland (Stratford) Local authority London Borough of Newham Managed by National Express East Anglia Station code MYL Number of platforms 4 Fare zone 3 National Rail annual entry and exit 2004-05 0.197 million[2] 2005-06 0.197 [1] million[2] 2006-07 0.450 million[2] 6 January 1873 Opened 28 October 1940 Renamed List of stations Underground · National Rail External links Departures • Layout Facilities • Buses Coordinates: 51°32′46″N 0°00′21″E / 51.546°N 0.0059°E
Maryland railway station is located in Maryland, an area of Stratford, in the London Borough of Newham in east London, England. It was originally known as Maryland Point, and is just east of Stratford station in Travelcard Zone 3, on the Great Eastern Main Line. It was first opened on 6 January 1873, adopting its current name on 28 October 1940.[3] Of the four platforms, those serving the fast lines are only in operation during engineering works affecting the slow lines.
The station is one of the primary rail access points for the residential areas in the north of Stratford and the south of Leytonstone in east London. The area surrounding the station has seen much redevelopment in recent years, and has been redeveloped for further improvements.
Like all of the other Shenfield Metro slow service stations (apart from Stratford, Romford and Shenfield) fast trains on the Great Eastern main line don't usually stop at the station despite it, like all the others, having four platforms.
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Train Services
The following services currently call at Maryland:
Operator Route Material Frequency Notes NXEA London Liverpool Street - Stratford - Maryland - Forest Gate - Manor Park - Ilford - Seven Kings - Goodmayes - Chadwell Heath - Romford - Gidea Park - Harold Wood - Brentwood - Shenfield Class 315 6x per hour Preceding station National Rail Following station National Express East Anglia StratfordFuture Development Preceding station Crossrail Following station StratfordCrossrail
Line 1towards ShenfieldOlympics
During the 2012 London Olympics Maryland station will be heavily used by fans who want to get into the venues in Stratford. As a result this station may be closed for either entrance or exit because of the huge amount of people who will arrive at the Games.
Transport links
London Bus route 69, 257, 308 and night route N8.
Future
Maryland station was added to the planned Crossrail route in August 2006, after campaigning by Newham Council, the London Transport Users Committee and others. The platforms are too small for Crossrail's ten-car trains, and cannot easily be lengthened, but a full service will be provided using Selective Door Operation, such that doors on some carriages will remain closed. An agreement was also reached about improving access to the station. Crossrail is due to start operation before 2020 and the Shenfield Metro will not run as a result of Crossrail but you can access Crossrail to go to destinations such as Ealing Broadway and Mainhead.
Services
The station is served by National Express East Anglia metro services between Liverpool Street and Shenfield. Trains depart in each direction approximately every 10 minutes.
References
- ^ Excel file displaying National Rail station usage information for 2005/06
- ^ a b c "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ "News in Brief", The Times, 23 October 1940, p. 2.
Gallery
Crossrail _ Planned stations Abbey Wood • Acton Main Line • Bond Street • Brentwood • Burnham • Canary Wharf • Chadwell Heath • Custom House • Ealing Broadway • Farringdon • Forest Gate • Gidea Park • Goodmayes • Hanwell • Harold Wood • Hayes & Harlington • Heathrow Central • Heathrow T4 • Ilford • Iver • Langley • Liverpool Street • Maidenhead • Manor Park • Maryland • Paddington • Romford • Seven Kings • Shenfield • Slough • Southall • Stratford • Taplow • Tottenham Court Road • West Drayton • West Ealing • Whitechapel • Woolwich
click to enlargeProposed stations Future rolling stock Class 345Related routes Chelsea–Hackney line • Transport for London • see also: London Transport portal Categories:- Rail transport stations in London fare zone 3
- Railway stations in Newham
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Railway stations opened in 1874
- Railway stations served by National Express East Anglia
- Railway stations served by Crossrail
- DfT Category D stations
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