Scene at Ilford station
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Scene at Ilford station
Image: © Marathon Taken: 16 Mar 2016
Ilford station was opened on 20th June 1839 by the Eastern Counties Railway, along with the Mile End (temporary terminus) to Romford section of what was to become the Great Eastern Main Line. The London terminus was moved in July 1840 to Shoreditch (later renamed Bishopsgate), and at the eastern end the line was extended out to Brentwood in the same year. Colchester was reached by 1843. Liverpool Street opened in stages from February 1874. The line was quadrupled to Ilford in 1895. On New Year's Day 1915 Ilford station was the scene of a major collision in which 10 people were killed and on 16th January 1944 nine people were killed in another collision. The station has five platforms, two "up" (headed west toward Liverpool Street) and two "down" (towards Shenfield). The fifth platform, seen here passing under the footbridge, is a bay platform, allowing peak services into London to start at Ilford. See also http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4866855
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