Barking station
Barking is an interchange station serving the town of Barking, east London. It is served by London Underground, London Overground and National Rail main line services. It is located on Station Parade, in the town centre.
| Barking | |
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The station forecourt in 2004 | |
Barking Location of Barking in Greater London | |
| Location | Barking |
| Local authority | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham |
| Managed by | c2c |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | BKG |
| DfT category | B |
| Number of platforms | 9 (facing 8 tracks) |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 4 |
| London Underground annual entry and exit | |
| 2018 | 17.87 million |
| 2019 | 18.13 million |
| 2020 | 14.29 million |
| 2021 | 9.27 million |
| 2022 | 14.56 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 | 14.452 million |
| – interchange | 0.822 million |
| 2019–20 | 13.831 million |
| – interchange | 0.627 million |
| 2020–21 | 6.743 million |
| – interchange | 0.263 million |
| 2021–22 | 5.982 million |
| – interchange | 1.500 million |
| 2022–23 | 12.730 million |
| – interchange | 0.746 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Tilbury and Southend Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 13 April 1854 | Opened by LT&SR |
| 1902 | District line started |
| 1905 | District withdrawn |
| 1908 | District line restarted |
| Listed status | |
| Listed feature | Booking hall |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1242678 |
| Added to list | 24 November 1995 |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| WGS84 | 51.5393°N 0.0817°E |
| London transport portal | |
On the Underground it is a stop on the District line and is also the eastern terminus of the Hammersmith & City line; on the National Rail network it is served by c2c services operating to and from Fenchurch Street; and on the Overground it was formerly the eastern terminus of the Gospel Oak to Barking line, which has now been extended to Barking Riverside. There is also interchange with London Buses and East London Transit routes on the station frontage. The Underground station is the busiest in the network outside of Zones 1 and 2.
The station was opened in 1854 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway as one of the first stations on the route. It was rebuilt in 1908 and again in 1959. As of June 2023, significant redevelopment of the station is ongoing.