Rectory Road railway station
London Overground station
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Rectory Road is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, located in the West Hackney area of the London Borough of Hackney, east London. It is 3 miles 64 chains (6.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is between Hackney Downs and Stoke Newington stations. Its three-letter station code is REC and it is in London fare zone 2.
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Rectory Road  | |
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The station entrance seen in September 2017 | |
Interactive map of Rectory Road | |
| General information | |
| Location | West Hackney |
| Local authority | London Borough of Hackney |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Station code | REC |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 |  0.258 million[1] |
| 2021–22 |  0.616 million[1] |
| 2022–23 | 0.900 million[1] |
| 2023–24 | 1.273 million[1] |
| 2024–25 | 1.326 million[1] |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51.559°N 0.068°W |
History
The ticket office, street buildings, staircases and platform shelters were all built in the mid-1980s in works funded by the Greater London Council (along with other stations in the "Tube-less" borough of Hackney). These elaborate structures were very different from the low-maintenance changes further up the line at the same time, and feature the British Rail logo worked into the brickwork at street-level.
In May 2015 the station and all services that call there were transferred from Abellio Greater Anglia operation to London Overground. The station was also added to the Tube map.[2][3]
Services
All services at Rectory Road are operated as part of the Weaver line of the London Overground using Class 710 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[4]
- 4 tph to London Liverpool Street
- 2 tph to Cheshunt
- 2 tph to Enfield Town
Additional services call at the station during the weekday peak hours, when the Enfield Town service is increased to 4tph.
| Preceding station | London Overground |
Following station | ||
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| Hackney Downs towards Liverpool Street |
Weaver line | Stoke Newington towards Cheshunt or Enfield Town | ||
