Walthamstow Central train station
You can reach 8 stations directly from Walthamstow Central on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Chingford, with 150 trains a day.
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Walthamstow Central is the nearest station for postcodes in E17. Check your own postcode.
- 8 direct destinations
- 129th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free in part
- 184 parking spaces
- 13 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Walthamstow Central
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingford | 150 | 150 | 137 |
| Clapton | 150 | 150 | 137 |
| Hackney Downs | 150 | 150 | 137 |
| Highams Park | 150 | 150 | 137 |
| London Liverpool Street | 150 | 150 | 137 |
| St James Street | 150 | 150 | 137 |
| Wood Street | 150 | 150 | 137 |
| Bethnal Green | 148 | 150 | 28 |
Lines serving Walthamstow Central
Walthamstow Central is on the Clapton Junction and Chingford Branch. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Walthamstow Central station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Walthamstow Central station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Walthamstow Central station is
4,272,090 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 129th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Walthamstow Central and Highams Park than any other pair: 1,053,336 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Walthamstow Queen's Road 0.2 miles
- St James Street 0.5 miles
- Wood Street 0.8 miles
- Blackhorse Road 1.0 miles
- Leyton Midland Road 1.1 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Walthamstow Central, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Shern Hall Street · 0.5 miles
- St Ann's Road · 2.6 miles
- Victoria Park · 2.7 miles
- West Green · 3.0 miles
- Stratford High Street · 3.2 miles
- Old Ford · 3.3 miles
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Facilities at Walthamstow Central station
Walthamstow Central is staffed part time, with step-free access to part of the station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:00 to 21:00 · Saturday: 06:00 to 21:00 · Sunday: 06:30 to 21:30
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Parking at Walthamstow Central station
- Station Car Park 184 spaces, 6 accessible
£6.80 a day, £29.70 a week
Cycle parking: 66 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 12 May 2026.
Getting to Walthamstow Central station
Walthamstow Central station is in Waltham Forest, London, and is run by London Overground.
The nearest motorway junction is M11 J4 (Charlie Brown's), 2.9 miles east.
13 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Walthamstow Central Station.
Walthamstow Central is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Walthamstow Central station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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