Station Reviews: Fairlop

In this blog post, we are going to review one of the stations on the London Underground - Fairlop Station. 

Station information:

Station name: Fairlop

Located in: Fairlop, London

Borough: London Borough of Redbridge

Fare Zone: Zone 4

Fairlop station is in Zone 4 of the tube map and is fairly quiet during the day, though I imagine it can get a bit busy during rush hour. It is served solely by the Central Line on the Hainault Loop. I have passed through this station quite a few times and to be honest, there is not anything worth noting in terms of facilities. If you are willing to walk a bit though, there is Fairlop Waters and does occasionally see funfair attractions, during the Half term, Easter and Summer holidays.   

The station opened on the 1st of May 1903 by Great Eastern Railway. It closed on the 29th of November 1947, before reopening again for Central Line services on the 31st of May 1948. The station entrance inside is pretty small, being next to the car park and to access the platforms is through the stairs only, there are no lifts at the station. It's one stop away from Hainault which is the terminus of the route, (and you can actually see a glimpse of the platform in the distance facing to the north) though some Central Line services terminate at Newbury Park occasionally. The longest I have waited at the station is around 15 minutes but, generally the frequencies are around 10 minutes or under - pretty much as standard for majority of the London Underground stations. 

You have one local London Buses route (Route 462) that serves the station, but that runs at an infrequent frequency (around every 15 minutes Monday to Saturday, 30 minutes in the evening and on Sundays) with the bus stops not being too far apart from each other. Aside from that not much else to report, it's a decently quiet station and I haven't had any issues using it. 

Route 462 is the only London bus route that serves Fairlop Station. 

So, yeah. You won't find much to do here in Fairlop but if you happen to pass by, there are frequent Central Line services. It's also not too far away to walk to Fullwell Cross, if you want to go to the shops or require taking a bus further out. 

Thank you for reading and happy riding!