Roydon railway station
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| Location | Roydon, Epping Forest District England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°46′30″N 0°02′10″E / 51.775°N 0.036°E | ||||
| Grid reference | TL405104 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | RYN | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
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| Opened | 1844 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  40,704 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.101 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.102 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.121 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.133 million | ||||
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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
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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
[edit]Roydon is unusual in that it is the only station on the West Anglia Main line served solely on the Stratford - Bishops Stortford services, of which are all operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 2tph to Stratford
- 2tph to Bishop's Stortford
During peak hours, half hourly trains run between Cambridge and London Liverpool Street instead.
On Sundays, there is an hourly service between Liverpool Street and Cambridge North.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Parishes: Roydon - British History Online". www.british-history.ac.uk.
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1111121)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
- ^ "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) - ^ "Improvements to Roydon station". www.londontravelwatch.org.uk.
- ^ "MP Robert Halfon to visit Roydon rail station to view improvements - Greater Anglia". www.greateranglia.co.uk.
- ^ Table 22 National Rail timetable, May 2022
External links
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- Train times and station information for Roydon railway station from National Rail
- Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1111121)". National Heritage List for England.
- Grade II listed buildings in Essex
- Railway stations in Essex
- DfT Category E stations
- Transport in Epping Forest District
- Signal boxes in the United Kingdom
- Former Great Eastern Railway stations
- Railway stations served by Greater Anglia
- Francis Thompson railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1844
- 1844 establishments in England
- Roydon, Essex
- Grade II listed railway stations