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Suffragette line
The Gospel Oak to Barking line across north-east London, extended in 2022 to Barking Riverside. Electric Class 710s replaced its diesel trains in 2019.
2007London Overground since
13Stations
4Trains per hour
Facts
- London Overground since
- 11 November 2007
- Termini
- Gospel Oak – Barking Riverside
- Type
- London Overground line
- Depots
- Willesden
- Operator
- First Rail London (FirstGroup), for TfL, since 3 May 2026; Arriva Rail London from 2016 to 2026
Route 13 stations
Schematic, not to scale. Ringed stations are interchanges. Station order from TfL open data.
| Station | Zone | Interchanges |
|---|---|---|
| Gospel Oak | 2 | Overground (Mildmay) |
| Upper Holloway | 2 | |
| Crouch Hill | 3 | |
| Harringay Green Lanes | 3 | |
| South Tottenham | 3 | |
| Blackhorse Road | 3 | Victoria |
| Walthamstow Queens Road | 3 | |
| Leyton Midland Road | 3 | |
| Leytonstone High Road | 3 | |
| Wanstead Park | 3 | |
| Woodgrange Park | 3/4 | |
| Barking | 4 | District, Hammersmith & City, National Rail |
| Barking Riverside | 4 |
Stations, zones and interchanges from TfL open data (2026-10-02). National Rail interchanges are listed where TfL groups the stations together.
Rolling stock
- Class 710 Aventra since 2019
History 7
- Transport for London takes over the former Silverlink Metro routes, launched as London Overground.
- The last Class 172 diesel trains leave, after the line is electrified.
- Electric Class 710 trains enter service.
- A 4.5 km extension opens from Barking to Barking Riverside.
- TfL announces names and colours for the six Overground lines.
- The Mayor launches the new line names; signs had started changing on 20 November.
- First Rail London takes over running the Overground from Arriva Rail London.
Sources 16
- Barking Riverside station to open 18 July, Transport for London (press release), 11 July 2022 (Barking Riverside, 4 trains an hour)
- Mind the generation gap, Rail, 3 February 2016 (Class 710s maintained at Willesden)
- What we do: London Overground, Transport for London (operator, routes)
- The new London Overground lines, Transport for London, March 2025 (the line and its route)
- London's Overground lines to be given new names and colours in historic change to capital's transport network, Transport for London (press release), 15 February 2024 (the line's name)
- TOC key statistics: London Overground, April 2025 to March 2026, Office of Rail and Road, 6 August 2026 (the whole Overground: 174 route km, 82 stations managed, 189.8 million journeys, 2025–26)
- TfL Colour Standard, issue 11, Transport for London, August 2026 (line colour)
- TfL Unified API: Line Route Sequence, Transport for London (Powered by TfL Open Data) (station order, zones and interchanges)
- Key Dates in the History of London Transport (Corporate Archives Research Guide 4), Transport for London, 25 March 2023 (history)
- Silverlink lines under new management as Mayor launches London Overground, Transport for London (press release), 12 November 2007 (history)
- Modified electric trains to be used temporarily on London Overground's Gospel Oak to Barking line, Transport for London (press release), 25 January 2019 (history)
- New London Overground electric trains enter service, Transport for London (press release), 22 May 2019 (history)
- Mayor of London officially launches the new London Overground line names and colours, Transport for London (press release), 28 November 2024 (history)
- Introduction of new London Overground line names and colours will soon start, Transport for London (press release), 19 November 2024 (history)
- First Rail London Limited named as TfL's preferred operator for London Overground, Transport for London (press release), 10 December 2025 (history)
- Latest news (3 May 2026: First Rail London begins operating London Overground), FirstGroup, 3 May 2026 (history)
unverified TfL publishes no length for each line