St. James Street railway station

St. James Street
St. James Street Location of St. James Street in Greater London
Location	Walthamstow
Local authority	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed by	London Overground
Station code(s)	SJS
DfT category	D
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	1.184 million
2019–20	1.162 million
2020–21	0.460 million
2021–22	0.982 million
2022–23	1.248 million
Railway companies
Original company	Great Eastern Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway British Railways
Key dates
26 April 1870	opened
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
Coordinates	51.581°N 0.0323°W / 51.581; -0.0323
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St. James Street is a railway station on the Chingford branch of the Lea Valley lines, located in Walthamstow in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, east London. It is 5 miles 55 chains (9.2 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Clapton and Walthamstow Central. It has been operated by London Overground since 2015.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 3.

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History

Located in Walthamstow, St. James Street station opens onto the street of the same name. This section of the A1006 route is the local high street. Shoppers have an easy route from the southernmost end of the market to the railway station, which provides a fast and regular route to the top of the market at Walthamstow Central or into central London at Liverpool Street.

After the transfer of the "West Anglian" portion of the former West Anglia Great Northern franchise to National Express East Anglia, the station was redeveloped. A dual staircase was constructed, allowing passengers to access the platform without passing through the main body of the station itself, and permitting the ticket office to be locked overnight. These have been closed off since the transfer to London Overground in 2015 to enforce a new ticket barrier inside the station which is staffed during all opening hours.

Services

Trains are operated by London Overground.

The typical off-peak weekday service pattern is:

• 4 trains per hour (tph) to London Liverpool Street;
• 4 tph to Chingford.

Connections

London Buses routes 158, 212, 230, 275, W11 and 675 serve the station.

External links

• Train times and station information for St. James Street railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Clapton towards Liverpool Street		Chingford line		Walthamstow Central towards Chingford
Disused Railways
Lea Bridge		Great Eastern Railway Hall Farm Curve		Walthamstow Central