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Location |
Roydon,
Epping Forest District England | ||||
Coordinates | 51°46′30″N 0°02′10″E / 51.775°N 0.036°E | ||||
Grid reference | TL405104 | ||||
Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
Managed by | Greater Anglia | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | RYN | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
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Opened | 1844 | ||||
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Roydon railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Roydon in Essex, England. It is 20 miles 9 chains (32.4 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Broxbourne and Harlow Town stations. Its three-letter station code is RYN.
The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.
The station was designed by Francis Thompson [1] and opened by the Northern and Eastern Railway in 1844. [1] The main station building was abandoned by British Railways in 1978 [1] and remained unoccupied until being converted into a restaurant. The station was given Grade II listed status on 30 April 1971. [2]
The station's signal box, built in 1876, is one of only two surviving examples of the GER Type I signal box. [3]
In 2016 the station's ticket office was demolished, and a waiting room was built on its foundations. Additional customer information screens, ticket machines, and improved CCTV and lighting were added at the same time. [4] [5]
All services at Roydon are operated by Greater Anglia using Class 720 EMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: [6]
During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely.
On Sundays, the services between Stratford and Bishop's Stortford do not run.
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