Snaresbrook tube station
Central line · Zone 4 · Redbridge
About Snaresbrook station
Snaresbrook is a Victorian suburban station that the Underground inherited. The Eastern Counties Railway opened it on 22 August 1856, the same day as its branch to Loughton, and it passed to the Great Eastern Railway and then, in 1923, to the LNER. Before 1947 it was known as Snaresbrook & Wanstead. On 14 December 1947 it was transferred to the Central line as part of the long-delayed Eastern Extension in the London Passenger Transport Board’s 1935–1940 New Works Programme, and took the plain name Snaresbrook that day.
A partial reconstruction in 1893 added a bay platform, used until the Underground took over. The brick station building survives, along with extensive cast-iron and timber platform canopies. Around 1948 a small secondary ticket office was built for the westbound platforms; it is now unused. From the same period come the concrete roundels on the platforms, some combined with lamp posts.
First and last trains from Snaresbrook
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central towards West Ruislip, North Acton or Ealing Broadway | 05:29 – 00:35 to Leytonstone | 05:29 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 23:17 |
| Central towards Epping, Loughton or Grange Hill | 05:38 – 00:57 | 05:38 – all night | 24 hours | all night – 00:03 |
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 16 Central trains an hour per direction from Snaresbrook, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Snaresbrook
Running times between Snaresbrook and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Central | Leytonstone | 2.6 min |
| Central | South Woodford | 2 min |
Connections
Snaresbrook is served by the Central line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Snaresbrook station
Besides the main building, there is an exit directly on the south side of Wanstead High Street, open at morning peak hours, and another on the north side, open all day and reached by a footbridge parallel to the railway. The Wanstead Curtain theatre is about 220 m from the station, and the Royal British Legion Memorial Gardens around 340 m. Bus route W14 serves the station, and the next stops on the line are Leytonstone and South Woodford.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| The Wanstead Curtain | 220 m |
| Royal British Legion Memorial Gardens | 340 m |
Frequently asked questions
Under the main line railways it was known as Snaresbrook & Wanstead. The name was simplified to Snaresbrook on 14 December 1947, when the station was transferred to the Central line.
The station keeps its brick-built Victorian building and extensive cast-iron and timber canopies over the platforms. There are also concrete roundels from around 1948, some combined with lamp posts, and a small secondary ticket office of the same date that is now unused.