On Thursday, 21 April 2016 21:37:00 UTC+1, Robin9 wrote:
Tim B;155069 Wrote:
Lea Bridge apparently opening on Sunday 15th May 2016. When's the first
train?

I live in Leyton and by an amazing coincidence, I'm taking
that week off work. I'll give my Freedom Pass a few runs on
the service. (I still think the station is going to be a white
elephant)




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Robin9

Why?

It's hardly surprising that it was little used when last open, but that wasn't because the Station was in a useless location, but because it had lost most of the route which it served. Seven Sisters to Palace Gates closed in 1963, and Stratford to North Woolwich diverted to join the North London Line when Broad Street closed. The handful of peak hour shuttles from Stratford to Tottenham Hale weren't terribly useful, and the Cravens 105 units were pretty horrible.

Stratford has been totally transformed in the last 30 odd years since Lea Bridge closed, the service will run North of Tottenham Hale, though I'm not sure exactly where to. The station is on a major road, served by several bus routes, and is in an area served by major sports and leisure facilities.