Bethnal Green railway station

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Bethnal Green
The station entrance in October 2008
Bethnal Green Location of Bethnal Green in Greater London
Location	Bethnal Green
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Network Rail
Station code(s)	BET
DfT category	F1
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	1.192 million[1]
2020–21	0.550 million[1]
2021–22	1.150 million[1]
2022–23	1.331 million[1]
2023–24	1.687 million[1]
Key dates
27 May 1872	Opened
8 December 1946	Great Eastern Main Line platforms closed
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51°31′23″N 0°03′32″W / 51.523°N 0.059°W / 51.523; -0.059
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Bethnal Green is a station on the Weaver line of the London Overground, located in the southern part of Bethnal Green in East London. The station is 1 mile 10 chains (1.8 kilometres) down the line from London Liverpool Street; the next station is either Hackney Downs (on the Chingford branch) or Cambridge Heath (on the route to Cheshunt and Enfield Town). Its three-letter station code is BET and it is in Travelcard zone 2.

The station was opened in 1872 and was formerly called Bethnal Green Junction until 1946;^[2] it was also formerly served by trains on the Great Eastern Main Line (GEML) via Stratford. The station is situated on Three Colts Lane and is within walking distance to Bethnal Green Road via Wilmot Street. It is some distance from the other Bethnal Green station on the London Underground's Central line.

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Station National Rail Liberty line Accessible station Thameslink Lioness line Interchange station Elizabeth line Mildmay line Accessible interchange Docklands Light Railway Suffragette line Internal interchange London Underground Weaver line Out-of-station interchange London Trams Windrush line (   ) Nearby interchange London River Services The new London Overground line names and colours were introduced across the London rail network in November 2024