Stratford International station

Stratford International
A view of the station with a Eurostar train on the through line. Domestic platforms are in the middle.
Stratford International Location of Stratford International in Greater London
Location	Stratford (HS1)/East Village (DLR)
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	Network Rail (High Speed) for HS1 Ltd Docklands Light Railway
Owner	London and Continental Railways Transport for London
Station code(s)	SFA
Number of platforms	6 (4 National Rail- 2 in public use,[1] 2 DLR)
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2 and 3 (DLR services only; special fares apply on National Rail)
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018	3.690 million[2]
2019	3.931 million[3]
2020	2.284 million[4]
2021	2.624 million[5]
2022	3.890 million[6]
National Rail annual entry and exit
2018–19	2.831 million[7]
2019–20	2.884 million[7]
2020–21	0.741 million[7]
2021–22	1.949 million[7]
2022–23	2.517 million[7]
Railway companies
Original company	London and Continental Railways
Key dates
30 November 2009 (30 November 2009)	Opened (National Rail)
31 August 2011	Opened (DLR)
Other information
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
Coordinates	51°32′41″N 0°00′31″W / 51.5448°N 0.0086°W / 51.5448; -0.0086
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Stratford International is a National Rail station in Stratford and a separate Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station nearby, located in East Village in London. Despite its name, no international services stop at the station; plans for it to be served by Eurostar trains never came to fruition. The National Rail platforms are served by Southeastern trains on the High Speed 1 route originating at London St Pancras International (which is served by Eurostar). On the DLR, it is a terminus – one of seven end-of-the-line termini – for local services via Canning Town and London City Airport.

Construction of the National Rail station was completed in 2006, but it only opened in 2009 to serve Southeastern services on HS1.^[8][9] In 2011, an extension of the DLR was opened to connect Stratford International to the wider London public transport network, and to the main Stratford station to the south. The DLR station is physically separate and located just across the road from the HS1 station. Oyster cards and contactless payment cards are valid for travel to and from Stratford International, with the DLR station in Travelcard zone 2/3, but special fares apply at the HS1 station.

The four-platform HS1 station is built within "Stratford Box", a 1.1-kilometre (0.7 mi) concrete-sided cutting, meaning the station is located below ground level.^[10]: 154 It is located near the centre of the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, adjacent to the Westfield Stratford City shopping centre.