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| London's Lea Bridge station reopens after 31 years | London's Lea Bridge station reopens after 31 years |
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| Lea Bridge station in east London, which was closed to passengers in 1985, has reopened. | |
| Passengers will be able to reach either Stratford or Tottenham Hale in five minutes, with northbound services continuing to Bishops Stortford. | Passengers will be able to reach either Stratford or Tottenham Hale in five minutes, with northbound services continuing to Bishops Stortford. |
| The Abellio Greater Anglia services will run approximately every half-hour. | The Abellio Greater Anglia services will run approximately every half-hour. |
| "Lea Bridge station will really help open Leyton up for growth," said Chris Robbins, the leader of Waltham Forest council. | "Lea Bridge station will really help open Leyton up for growth," said Chris Robbins, the leader of Waltham Forest council. |
| He added the station would "establish our little corner of London as a real contender as a place to do business, as well as somewhere to buy a home and raise a young family". | He added the station would "establish our little corner of London as a real contender as a place to do business, as well as somewhere to buy a home and raise a young family". |
| "Great first trip from Lea Bridge station this morning!" tweeted Russell Whiting. "15 mins off the commute." | "Great first trip from Lea Bridge station this morning!" tweeted Russell Whiting. "15 mins off the commute." |
| The BBC's London transport correspondent Tom Edwards said local people had fought a "long battle" to have Lea Bridge reopened. | The BBC's London transport correspondent Tom Edwards said local people had fought a "long battle" to have Lea Bridge reopened. |
| The station first opened in 1840, and in the first half of the 20th Century it was possible to travel to travel on a direct train as far as North Woolwich, Chingford and Hertford. | The station first opened in 1840, and in the first half of the 20th Century it was possible to travel to travel on a direct train as far as North Woolwich, Chingford and Hertford. |
| But it fell into disrepair in the 1970s and 1980s when services were cut and British Rail closed it in July 1985. | But it fell into disrepair in the 1970s and 1980s when services were cut and British Rail closed it in July 1985. |
| Fourteen years ago the council commissioned a feasibility study, but the decision to reopen it was only taken in 2013. | Fourteen years ago the council commissioned a feasibility study, but the decision to reopen it was only taken in 2013. |
| By 2031 the station is expected to serve more than 350,00 passengers a year. | By 2031 the station is expected to serve more than 350,00 passengers a year. |
| The work was funded by Waltham Forest Council, an Olympic redevelopment grant and the Department of Transport's New Stations Fund. | The work was funded by Waltham Forest Council, an Olympic redevelopment grant and the Department of Transport's New Stations Fund. |