London Overground - London Overground Network/London Overground Introduction - E

London Overground - E

London Overground Network

London Overground Introduction

The initial network, service levels and timetables were a continuation of Silverlink Metro services, a set of routes primarily built and electrified by the North London and London & North Western railway companies in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

As the Overground name implies, the majority of the network is above ground, and it mostly consists of railway lines that connect areas outside Central London, with a considerable portion of the network in Zone 2. The network also uses Euston in central London, the southern terminus of the Watford DC line.

The network interchanges with the Bakerloo, Central, District, Hammersmith & City, Jubilee, Northern, Circle, Metropolitan and Victoria tube lines, and also with the Docklands Light Railway, Tramlink and Elizabeth line networks. The Overground lines appear on Tube maps issued by TfL, and a separate map of the system is available.

Much of London Overground passes through less affluent areas, and is seen as contributing to their regeneration. The North London and Gospel Oak to Barking lines were previously considered by the Transport Committee of the London Assembly to be neglected and not developed to their full potential.

London Overground Overview

London Overground Owner: Transport for London

London Overground Locale: Greater London and Hertfordshire

London Overground Transit Type: Commuter rail

London Overground Number of lines: 6

London Overground Number of Stations: 113 served (81 operated)

London Overground Annual Ridership: 189 million

London Overground Began Operation: 11 November 2007; 15 years ago

London Overground Operator(s): Arriva Rail London (2016–2024)

London Overground Reporting Marks: LO (National Rail)

London Overground System Length: 167 km (103.8 mi)

London Overground Track Gauge: 1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in) standard gauge

London Overground Electrification:

25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead

750 V DC third rail

London Overground Network Map

Acton Central

Anerley

Barking

Barking Riverside

Battersea Park

Bethnal Green

Blackhorse Road

Brockley

Brondesbury

Brondesbury Park

Bruce Grove

Bush Hill Park

Bushey

Caledonian Road & Barnsbury

Cambridge Heath

Camden Road

Canada Water

Canonbury

Carpenders Park

Cheshunt

Chingford

Clapham High Street

Clapham Junction

Clapton

Crouch Hill

Crystal Palace

Dalston Junction

Dalston Kingsland

Denmark Hill

Edmonton Green

Emerson Park

Enfield Town

Euston

Finchley Road & Frognal

Forest Hill

Gospel Oak

Green Lanes

Gunnersbury

Hackney Central

Hackney Downs

Hackney Wick

Haggerston

Hampstead Heath

Harlesden

Harringay Green Lanes

Harrow & Wealdstone

Hatch End

Headstone Lane

Highams Park

Highbury & Islington

Homerton

Honor Oak Park

Hoxton

Imperial Wharf

Kensal Green

Kensal Rise

Kensington (Olympia)

Kentish Town West

Kenton

Kew Gardens

Kilburn High Road

Leyton Midland Road

Leytonstone High Road

Liverpool Street

London Fields

New Cross

New Cross Gate

North Wembley

Norwood Junction

Peckham Rye

Penge West

Queen's Park

Queens Road Peckham

Rectory Road

Richmond

Romford

Rotherhithe

Seven Sisters

Shadwell

Shepherd's Bush

Shoreditch High Street

Silver Street

South Acton

South Kenton

South Hampstead

South Tottenham

Southbury

St. James Street

Stamford Hill

Stoke Newington

Stonebridge Park

Stratford

Surrey Quays

Sydenham

Theobalds Grove

Turkey Street

Upminster

Upper Holloway

Walthamstow Central

Walthamstow Queen's Road

Wandsworth Road

Wanstead Park

Wapping

Watford High Street

Watford Junction

West Brompton

West Croydon

West Hampstead

White Hart Lane

Whitechapel

Willesden Junction

Woodgrange Park

Wood Street

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