Goodmayes railway station

Goodmayes station was opened on 8 February 1901{{cite book| title=Chronology of London Railways| first=H.V.| last=Borley| page=58}}{{full citation needed|date=August 2020}} by the Great Eastern Railway (GER) on the Great Eastern Main Line out of London Liverpool Street at the same time as the line between {{stn|Seven Kings}} and {{stn|Romford}} was being upgraded from 2 tracks to 4 tracks.{{sfn|Brennand|2002|p=2}}

Although delayed by World War 2, electrification of the local tracks of the Great Eastern line between {{stn|Liverpool Street}} and {{stn|Shenfield}} finally opened on 7 November 1949 and steam-hauled trains using articulated carriages and N7 tank engines were replaced by Class 306 Electric Multiple Units. These in turn were replaced by Class 315 units from 1980.{{sfn|Glover|2003|p=37}}

There was an extensive freight yard for goods traffic on the down side of the line which extended from the station building a considerable distance towards {{stn|Chadwell Heath}}. This was a busy yard with a signal box controlling movements, and after 1900 a turntable and water tower were added, and part of the yard was given over to Permanent Way maintenance. The yard closed in 1962 and after the tracks were removed the land was grassed until replaced by a supermarket, other shops and housing.{{sfn|Brennand|2002|p=25}}

At the end of the 19th Century a short line extended from the eastern end of the yard and curved away under the High Road to a gravel pit. This line was still extant in 1914{{cite web |url= https://maps.nls.uk/view/102345849 |title= London Sheet Sheet H |author= |date= 1921 |website= National Library of Scotland |publisher= Ordnance Survey |access-date= 18 February 2023}} but had been removed by 1938 when housing covered the area.{{cite web |url= https://maps.nls.uk/view/102345846 |title= London Sheet Sheet H |author= |date= 1938 |website= National Library of Scotland |publisher= Ordnance Survey |access-date= 18 February 2023}}

Early in the 20th Century a large yard was constructed on the up side of the line extending as far as Kinfauns Road. Associated with this was the Becontree Estate Railway which built to transport materials that were used in construction of the Becontree Estate, although this was removed after construction of the estate was completed.{{sfn|Brennand|2002|p=30}}

In 2017 new {{Brc|345}} trains entered operation on the Shenfield – London Liverpool Street route as the new Crossrail service partially opened. The four platforms at Goodmayes have been extended from their current length of {{convert|184|m|yd}} to accommodate the new trains, which are over {{convert|200|m|yd}} long at their full nine carriage length. The station also received three new lifts providing access to all platforms, improved lighting and signage, help points, and new ticket machines and gates within a refurbished ticket hall.

The station is located on Goodmayes Road in the London Borough of Redbridge.

London Buses routes 364 and EL3 serve the station.{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/goodmayes-a4-010522.pdf|title=Buses from Goodmayes|date=1 May 2022|website=TfL|access-date=20 May 2022}}

After electrification in 1949 an even off-peak service pattern of three trains each way per hour evenly spaced was introduced. In 1952 the down trains were at 12, 32 and 52 minutes past the hour, all trains going to {{stn|Gidea Park}}, while in peak hours there were additional trains, some running to/from {{stn|Shenfield}}.{{sfn|Glover|2003|pp=41-42}} Over 30 years later the pattern had not altered significantly so that in 1984 there were:

• 3 tph (2 tph on Sundays) to Gidea Park calling at {{stn|Chadwell Heath}}, {{stn|Romford}} and {{stn|Gidea Park}}.
• 3 tph (2 tph on Sundays) to {{stn|Liverpool Street}} calling at {{stn|Seven Kings}}, {{stn|Ilford}}, {{stn|Manor Park}}, {{stn|Forest Gate}}, {{stn|Maryland}}, {{stn|Stratford}} and {{stn|Liverpool Street}}. These trains all originated from {{stn|Gidea Park}}

Down trains ran at 17, 37 and 57 minutes past the hour Mondays-Saturdays between 05:17 and 23:37 with additional trains in the rush hour. On Sundays the trains ran at 19 and 49 minutes past the hour. Overnight there were two trains to {{stn|Shenfield}}, one train to {{stn|Chelmsford}} and one train to {{stn|Southend Victoria}}. All of these trains originated at {{stn|Liverpool Street}} and called at all stations.

Up trains ran at 06, 26 and 46 minutes past the hour Mondays-Saturdays between 05:06 and 23:46 with additional trains in the rush hour. On Sundays the trains ran at 16 and 46 minutes past the hour. Overnight there were two trains from {{stn|Southend Victoria}}, one train from {{stn|Shenfield}} and one train from {{stn|Chelmsford}}. These all called at all stations from their point of origin to {{stn|Liverpool Street}}.{{cite book |last= BR |title= British Rail Passenger Timetable 14 May 1984 - 12 May 1985 |publisher= British Rail |location= |year= 1984 |pages= 78–89 |isbn= }}

All services at Goodmayes are operated by the Elizabeth line using {{brc|345}} EMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:{{NRtimes|December 2023|5}}{{cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/elizabeth-line-timetable-december-2023-v7.pdf|title=Elizabeth Line Timetable: December 2023|work=Transport for London|access-date=8 January 2024}}

• 8 tph to {{stn|London Paddington}} of which 2 continue to {{stn|Heathrow Terminal 5}}
• 8 tph to {{stnlnk|Shenfield}}

During the peak hours, the station is served by a number of additional services between London Liverpool Street and {{stnlnk|Gidea Park}}. These services do not call at {{stn|Whitechapel}}.

On Sundays, the service to and from Shenfield is reduced to 4 tph, with alternating services running only as far as Gidea Park.

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{{Reflist}}

• {{cite book |last= Brennand |first= Dave |title= Ilford to Shenfield |series=Eastern Main Lines |publisher= Middleton Press |location= Midhurst |year= 2002 |isbn= 1-901706-97-4}}
• {{cite book |last= Glover |first= John |title= Eastern Electric |publisher= Ian Allan |location= Hersham |year= 2003 |isbn= 0-7110-2934-2}}

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