Theydon Bois London Underground
Station entrance
Theydon Bois is located in Essex
Theydon Bois
Theydon Bois
Location of Theydon Bois in Essex
LocationTheydon Bois
Local authorityDistrict of Epping Forest
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes (Eastbound only)[1]
Fare zone6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018Decrease 0.89 million[2]
2019Increase 0.90 million[3]
2020Decrease 0.49 million[4]
2021Decrease 0.42 million[5]
2022Increase 0.68 million[6]
Key dates
24 April 1865Opened
25 September 1949London Underground services start[7]
18 April 1966Goods yard closed[8]
Other information
External links
WGS8451°40′18″N 0°06′12″E / 51.67166°N 0.10333°E / 51.67166; 0.10333
 London transport portal

Theydon Bois (/ˌθeɪdən ˈbɔɪz/, /-ˈbɔɪs/) is a London Underground station in the village of Theydon Bois in Essex, England. It is served by the Central line and is between Debden and Epping, in Travelcard Zone 6.

History

The station was opened as "Theydon" by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on 24 April 1865 but in December that year it was renamed to its present name. It opened as an intermediate station on their Loughton–Ongar extension; the GER became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER) in 1923. 'Milk trains' to Liverpool Street were a regular feature in the timetable until the underpass from Leyton to Stratford was built.

As part of the New Works Programme, 1935–1940, the LNER branch was transferred to London Underground, to form the part of the eastern extension of the Central line.

In 2015, advocacy by a local group forced a proposed 80-space commuter car park to seek planning permission before being constructed on land adjacent to the station.[9]

The station today

The station was one of the first on the Underground network to operate without a staffed ticket office.[citation needed]

Preceding station London Underground Following station
Debden
towards Ealing Broadway or West Ruislip
 Central line
Epping branch
 Epping
Terminus
Historical railways
Chigwell Lane
Line and station open 		  Great Eastern Railway
Loughton-Ongar 		  Epping
Line and station open

References

  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (CSV). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2023.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Labyrinth". 8 July 2013.
  8. ^ Hardy, Brian, ed. (March 2011). "How it used to be – freight on The Underground 50 years ago". Underground News. London Underground Railway Society (591): 175–183. ISSN 0306-8617.
  9. ^ Flaig, Joseph (6 August 2015). "Blow to TfL in row over commuter car park". Epping Forest Guardian. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2023.

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