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Blackhorse Road station is a
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and
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station on the junction of Blackhorse Road with Forest Road in the
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neighbourhood of the
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in
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, England. The station below ground is on the
Victoria LineThe Victoria line is a deep-level London Underground line running from the south to the north-east of London. It is coloured light blue on the Tube map...
of the London Underground and it is the penultimate station on the eastern end of that line. Above ground, the station is located approximately at the midpoint of the
Gospel Oak to Barking LineThe Gospel Oak – Barking Line is a railway line in north and east London which connects Gospel Oak in North London and Barking in East London as part of the London Overground network. It is sometimes known as the Goblin , although this is a nickname rather than an official title...
of
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. The earliest station at Blackhorse Road was opened on 19 July 1894 by the
Tottenham and Forest Gate RailwayThe Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway was a railway line in north London, formed by an Act of Parliament of 1890 and built as joint venture between the Midland Railway and the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway...
and the station was resited in 1968 and expanded by the addition of the underground platforms. Ticket barriers control access to all platforms.
History
The station originally opened on 19 July 1894 by the
Tottenham and Forest Gate RailwayThe Tottenham & Forest Gate Railway was a railway line in north London, formed by an Act of Parliament of 1890 and built as joint venture between the Midland Railway and the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway...
, and was situated east of Blackhorse Lane. The present tube station opened on 1 September 1968.
Services
The station is on the
Victoria LineThe Victoria line is a deep-level London Underground line running from the south to the north-east of London. It is coloured light blue on the Tube map...
and the
London OvergroundLondon Overground is a suburban rail network in London and Hertfordshire. It has been operated by London Overground Rail Operations since 2007 as part of the National Rail network, under the franchise control and branding of Transport for London...
Gospel Oak to Barking LineThe Gospel Oak – Barking Line is a railway line in north and east London which connects Gospel Oak in North London and Barking in East London as part of the London Overground network. It is sometimes known as the Goblin , although this is a nickname rather than an official title...
, in
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and is the least used station on the Victoria line with 6.179 million passengers per year. The station site is served by London bus route 123, 158, 230 and N73.
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