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Manor
Park railway station is on the Great Eastern Main Line at Manor
Park in the London Borough of Newham, east London. It is 6 miles
20 chains (10.1 km) down the line from London Liverpool Street
and is situated between Forest Gate and Ilford. Its three-letter
station code is MNP and it is in Travelcard Zone 3/4.
The
station was opened in 1873 by the Great Eastern Railway. It is
currently managed by TfL Rail. Train services call at Manor Park
as part of the Shenfield-Liverpool Street stopping "metro"
service. In the future the TfL Rail service will be re-branded as
the Elizabeth line as part of the Crossrail project. Eventually,
the Elizabeth line service will be extended beyond Liverpool
Street to Paddington and onwards to Reading and Heathrow Airport.
Manor
Park is a short walk from Woodgrange Park on the Gospel Oak to
Barking line, and an out-of-station interchange is available one
stop to the west, at Forest Gate, for Wanstead Park.
In
normal operation all services use platforms 1 and 2. Platforms 3
and 4, on the main line, are generally only operational during
engineering works that affect the electric line. An additional
short, unnumbered platform face is present to the south of
platform 1 but is not in operation; the track behind it is used
as a passing loop for freight traffic.
New
Class 345 trains began entering service in 2017. Platforms 1 and
2 are only 168 metres (184 yd) and 185 metres (202 yd) long
respectively and cannot physically be extended to accommodate the
new trains, which will be over 200 metres (220 yd) in length, so
selective door operation will be used. The freight loop around
platform 1 is due to be removed and replaced by a new loop line
further down-line, west of Chadwell Heath.
Due
to the narrow platforms and the layout of the station, fitting
lifts for disabled access is difficult, requiring the walkways to
be rebuilt and closing parts of the station for several months.
The station will receive new ticket machines and gates, an
accessible toilet and new retail space.
London Buses routes 101,
104, 474 and W19 serve the station.
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