Elm Park tube station
District line · Zone 6 · Havering
About Elm Park station
Elm Park was built for a housing estate. The developer of the Elm Park Garden City, Richard Costain and Sons Ltd., negotiated with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway to add a station on the existing line, and it opened on 13 May 1935, with an official ceremony led by the Minister of Health, Hilton Young, on 18 May. Though the LMS ran it, only District line trains called. British Railways took over after nationalisation in 1948 and London Underground became the owner on 1 January 1969. Elm Park remained the last station opened on an existing Underground line until Wood Lane in 2008.
LMS architect William Henry Hamlyn drew on Underground architecture, and the station resembles Dagenham Heathway and Upney, but heavier use of reinforced concrete gives it a curved roof overhang of its own. The Art Deco ticket office sits above the single island platform and is connected to it by a long sloping walkway. The platforms are 700 feet long, though only a 400-foot section under one canopy is in use, and the four tracks include two without platforms for the London, Tilbury and Southend line. Metronet refurbished the station in 2005 and 2006.
First and last trains from Elm Park
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District towards Richmond, Ealing Broadway or Wimbledon | 05:03 – 23:50 to Ealing Broadway | 05:03 – 23:50 to Ealing Broadway | 05:03 – 23:50 to Ealing Broadway | 05:44 to Whitechapel – 23:14 to Ealing Broadway |
| District towards Upminster | 05:56 – 01:29 | 05:56 – 01:29 | 05:56 – 01:29 | 06:41 – 00:54 |
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 18 District trains an hour per direction from Elm Park, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Elm Park
Running times between Elm Park and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| District | Dagenham East | 2.5 min |
| District | Hornchurch | 2 min |
Connections
Elm Park is served by the District line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Elm Park station
The station stands on The Broadway, at the heart of the planned 1930s community it was built to serve: a compact shopping street with extensive housing to the north and south. Elm Park Library is about 300 m away. Bus routes 165, 252, 365, 372 and SL12 call here. Hornchurch is 1.5 kilometres to the east and Dagenham East 2.4 kilometres to the west.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Elm Park Library | 300 m |