Abandoned London Train Station Reopens After Decades of Disuse

A train station in East London fell into disrepair. The station buildings were crumbling away because it was abandoned. It has reopened after being closed for over 30 years.

Lea Bridge station sits on Argall Way and is located in Waltham Forest. It first opened back in September 1840, and people think it was built on a road bridge. This makes it a very early example.

Neglect made the station crumble, and the tracks rusted because of this. A fire broke out at the station on March 31, 1944; however, the front stayed intact. British Railways took over in 1948.

In the 1970s, the station got worse and became mostly unstaffed. Someone demolished the building, and fewer trains stopped there afterward. It closed on July 8, 1985.

A band named Aunt Fortescue’s Bluesrockers played a gig that marked its closure. They drew attention to poor service and played often on the trains.

Plans to rebuild it arose in 2013. Finally, it reopened on May 15, 2016, and now people can use it again.