Chigwell tube station
Central line · Zone 4 · Epping Forest
About Chigwell station
Steam trains of the Great Eastern Railway were the first to call here, from 1 May 1903, on the Woodford-to-Ilford route known as the Fairlop Loop. After the 1923 grouping the line passed to the London & North Eastern Railway, and the 1935–1940 New Works Programme earmarked it for the Central line. Chigwell closed on 29 November 1947 and reopened to electric Underground trains on 21 November 1948.
Its stretch of the Hainault Loop has an unusual past. From the mid-1960s until the early 1990s the Woodford–Hainault section ran largely apart from the rest of the line, with four-car (later three-car) trains of 1960 Stock adapted for Automatic Train Operation; it became the testing ground for the system later used on the Victoria line, and some 1967 Stock trains ran here as FACT, the “Fully Automatic Controlled Train”. Through trains to central London now run via Hainault. The station was refurbished in 2006, the same year evening service on the branch was extended to midnight.
First and last trains from Chigwell
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central towards Woodford, Leytonstone or Northolt | 05:28 to Leytonstone – 00:18 | 05:28 to Leytonstone – 00:18 | 06:08 – 00:18 | 07:44 to Ealing Broadway – 23:50 |
| Central towards Hainault or Grange Hill | 06:30 – 00:15 | 06:30 – 00:15 | 06:30 – 00:15 | 08:12 – 00:00 |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 4 Central trains an hour per direction from Chigwell, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Chigwell
Running times between Chigwell and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Central | Grange Hill | 6 min |
| Central | Roding Valley | 3.1 min |
Connections
Chigwell is served by the Central line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Chigwell station
Chigwell serves the town of the same name in the Epping Forest district of Essex, and its immediate surroundings are civic rather than commercial: Chigwell Parish Council is about 200 m from the station and Chigwell Library about 220 m. London Bus route 167 calls here, along with school routes 667 and 677, local route 804 and local school route 53. For central London it is normally quicker to ride to Woodford and change, as trains from there run frequently.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Chigwell Parish Council | 200 m |
| Chigwell Library | 220 m |