Leyton tube station

Leyton station stands on Leyton High Road in east London, beside the busy A12. It is a stop on the Central line, placed between Stratford and Leytonstone. The station sits in London fare zone 3, linking local homes to the wider Underground network. The building itself dates mostly from 1879, when a bridge replaced the old level crossing. Some parts from 1901 were later removed during the construction of the adjacent A12 road. The station has grown more important over time. It opened in 1856 as Low Leyton and became Leyton in 1867. Central line trains began serving it in 1947 after a major extension. Today it handles heavy passenger flows, especially at peak times when queues form outside the small ticket hall. Plans are now under way to build a larger ticket hall north of the existing one and add step free access to both platforms. Funding from Waltham Forest and the government will allow work to start in 2025 and finish by 2027. Around the station lie Leyton Mills Retail Park, Leyton Library and New Spitalfields Market. The area is mainly residential, with terraced houses built between 1870 and 1910. London Buses routes 58, 69, 97 and 158 stop nearby. Trains run frequently, with nine eastbound and nine westbound trains each hour in the off-peak. Night Tube services also operate every ten minutes on Friday and Saturday nights.