Leyton

To find free parking in London, text PARKING plus Leyton to 80039

Leyton tube station is situated opposite Leyton Mills at the end of Leyton High Street.

It is on the Central Line between Stratford and Leytonstone, in Travelcard zone 3.

The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on 22 August 1856 and was called “Low Leyton”. It was renamed Leyton on 27 November 1868 by the Great Eastern Railway.

The current station buildings largely date from the reconstruction of 1879, which saw the original level crossing replaced by a bridge, although some alterations were carried out in connection with the transfer of the station from the London & North Eastern Railway to London Underground as part of the eastern extensions of the Central line.

The station was first served by the Central Line on 5 May 1947. Now demolished is the northern ticket office and entrance, opened in 1901, which was removed as part of the controversial M11 extension that was built adjacent to the station in the 1990s.

Leyton tube station serves Leyton Orient F.C. stadium, Leyton Library, and also serves bus routes to Canning Town, Stratford, and East Ham.