Blake Hall tube station
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| Blake Hall | |||
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| Place | Greensted | ||
| Local authority | Epping Forest | ||
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| Opened by | Eastern Counties Railway | ||
| Platforms | 1 | ||
| Key dates | Opened 1865 Closed 1981 |
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| Replaced by | none | ||
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Blake Hall tube station is a closed London Underground station in Essex, between North Weald and Ongar.
It was first opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on 1 April 1865, serving principally as a goods station taking agricultural produce from the nearby farms into central London. Steam locomotives operated by British Rail for the Underground ran a shuttle service from Epping to Ongar (stopping at Blake Hall) from 1949 to 1957, when the line was electrified and taken over by the Underground's Central Line.
The station subsequently became known as the least used on the entire Underground (not surprisingly, as it was located a considerable distance from any settlement). By the time of its closure on 31 October 1981, the station was reported to have only six passengers a day. The entire Epping to Ongar branch was closed 13 years later, on 30 September 1994. The station building still exists (it has since been converted into a private home), as does the now reopened line passing it, but its platforms were demolished some years ago.
Also see Epping Ongar Railway for more information on the reopened preserved railway that runs past the old station house. The line's official website is available in the 'External Links' section.
The station site can be found at grid reference TL524037.
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| Preceding station | Underground Lines | Following station | ||
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| North Weald (Now disused) |
Central Line (Epping-Ongar branch, now disused) |
Ongar (Now disused) |
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