Theydon Bois

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Theydon Bois station is in the Epping Forest district of Essex. It is served by the Central Line and is between Debden and Epping, in Travelcard Zone 6.

Theydon Bois station is the least used station in Zone 6, and is also the least used station on the Epping Branch, which covers stations from Snaresbrook – Epping.

The station was opened as “Theydon” by the Great Eastern Railway on April 24, 1865. It was renamed “Theydon Bois” on December 1, 1865. Central Line trains first served the station on September 25, 1949.

It has one of the longest platforms on the entire Underground, as the station was originally built and used by dairy farmers serving London.

‘Milk trains’ to Liverpool Street and Broad Street were a regular feature in the timetable until the underpass from Leyton to Stratford was built.

As of 5 February 2006, the station was one of the first on the network to operate without a staffed ticket office.