Blackhorse Road is a London Overground and London Underground station located at the junction of Blackhorse Road/Blackhorse Lane with Forest Road in the Walthamstow neighbourhood of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, London, England. The station is on the Victoria line of the London Underground and is the penultimate station on the eastern end of that line. Above ground, the station is on the Gospel Oak to Barking Line of the London Overground, 7 miles 17 chains (11.6 km) down the line from Gospel Oak.
The station is in Travelcard Zone 3 and is the least used station on the Victoria line with 6.44 million passengers per year.
Ticket barriers control access to all platforms. Passengers using Oyster cards are required to tap on an interchange Oyster card reader when transferring between the two lines.
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History
The station was opened on 9 July 1894 by the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway and was originally situated east of Blackhorse Road. The station was resited by British Rail on 14 December 1981 to provide better interchange with the tube station which had opened on 1 September 1968.
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The station today
Structure
The station contains two underground platforms for the Victoria line and two for the London Overground. Due to budget restraints at the time of construction, the underground station, like many stations on the Victoria line, was never completely finished to the standard of other lines. White ceiling panels were never fixed to the ceilings above the platforms; instead the steel tunnel segments were painted black and used to support the fixtures and fittings. This has had a detrimental effect on the lighting levels.
Artwork
There are two distinct works of art at the station, both depicting black horses, in reference to the station's name. One is in the form of a tile motif depicting a black horse on a white cameo against a light blue background, identical to the Victoria line's colour. It was done by Hans Unger, who also did the tile motif at Seven Sisters tube station. The other is a mural of a black horse outside the station's entrance, by David McFall.
Services
During peak periods, trains run approximately every two minutes on the Victoria line (up to 33 trains per hour) in both directions.
The typical off-peak service for London Overground in trains per hour (tph) is:
- 4 tph westbound to Gospel Oak
- 4 tph eastbound to Barking
From June 2016 until February 2017, services on the route were suspended whilst it was electrified - this project involved lowering track in several places, rebuilding bridges and lengthening platforms as well as installing overhead wires. A replacement bus service was in operation for the duration of the closure period.
Connections
London Bus routes 123, 158, 230 and night route N73 serve the station.
References
External links
- Train times and station information for Blackhorse Road station from National Rail
Source of article : Wikipedia
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