Hornchurch tube station

Hornchurch
Entrance on Station Lane
Hornchurch Location of Hornchurch in Greater London
Location	Hornchurch
Local authority	London Borough of Havering
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
Railway companies
Original company	London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1885	Opened
1902	District line started
1905	District line withdrawn
1932	Station expanded and District line restarted
1948	Ownership transferred to British Railways
1962	British Railways service withdrawn
1969	Ownership transferred to London Transport
Other information
Coordinates	51°33′14″N 0°13′06″E / 51.5539°N 0.2183°E / 51.5539; 0.2183
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Hornchurch is a London Underground station serving the town of Hornchurch in the London Borough of Havering, east London. It is on the District line between Elm Park to the west and Upminster Bridge to the east. It is 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) along the line from the eastern terminus at Upminster and 31.7 kilometres (19.7 mi) to Earl's Court in central London where the line divides into numerous branches.

The station was originally opened on 1 May 1885 by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway on a new direct route from London to Southend that avoided Tilbury. The station was completely rebuilt in 1932 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and an additional pair of platforms were constructed to serve the electric District Railway local service which was extended from Barking to Upminster. The Southend service was withdrawn from Hornchurch and the original platforms abandoned in 1962.

The single-storey brick building is of a common design also constructed at other stations on the eastern portion of the line at the time.