Roding Valley tube station
Roding Valley is a London Underground station situated in Buckhurst Hill in the Epping Forest district of Essex, straddling the boundary between that council and Greater London (the London Borough of Redbridge). The station is on the Hainault loop of the Central line between Chigwell and Woodford stations. However, geographically it is midway between Woodford and Buckhurst Hill stations. It is located between Station Way and Cherry Tree Rise (off Buckhurst Way). Since 2 January 2007, the station has been in Travelcard Zone 4.
| Roding Valley | |
|---|---|
Station entrance, northern side | |
Roding Valley Location of Roding Valley in Essex | |
| Location | Buckhurst Hill |
| Local authority | Epping Forest London Borough of Redbridge |
| Managed by | London Underground |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 | 0.28 million |
| 2019 | 0.45 million |
| 2020 | 0.19 million |
| 2021 | 0.16 million |
| 2022 | 0.26 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 May 1903 | Track laid (GER) |
| 3 February 1936 | Opened (LNER) |
| 29 November 1947 | Closed (LNER) |
| 21 November 1948 | Opened (Central line) |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.61694°N 0.04388°E |
| London transport portal | |
With around 0.26 million passenger journeys recorded in 2022, Roding Valley is the least used Underground station and hence the most lightly used Underground station. Kensington (Olympia) had 2.10 million underground passenger journeys recorded in 2022, but other services are provided to the station by London Overground and Southern.