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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
189.8 millionJourneys a year, whole Overground network, ORR estimate (2025–26)
Facts
- London Overground since
- 11 November 2007
- Termini
- Gospel Oak – Barking Riverside
- Type
- London Overground line
- Depots
- Willesden
- Operating company
- First Rail London (FirstGroup), for TfL, since 3 May 2026; Arriva Rail London from 2016 to 2026
4 cars, about 281 ft (86 m) · also 5-car trains
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 (2026-10-07). National Rail interchanges are listed where TfL groups the stations together.
See the Suffragette line on the London map, its stations at their real positions among London’s other lines.
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 2.8-mile (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
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Show the 16 sources from Transport for London, Rail, Office of Rail and Road and 1 more
- Barking Riverside station to open 18 July Transport for London (press release), 11 July 2022Barking Riverside, 4 trains an hour
- Mind the generation gap Rail, 3 February 2016Class 710s maintained at Willesden
- What we do: London Overground Transport for Londonoperator, routes
- The new London Overground lines Transport for London, March 2025the 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 2024the line's name
- TOC key statistics: London Overground, April 2025 to March 2026 Office of Rail and Road, 6 August 2026the whole Overground: 174 route km, 82 stations managed, 189.8 million journeys, 2025–26
- TfL Colour Standard, issue 11 Transport for London, August 2026line 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 2023history
- Silverlink lines under new management as Mayor launches London Overground Transport for London (press release), 12 November 2007history
- Modified electric trains to be used temporarily on London Overground's Gospel Oak to Barking line Transport for London (press release), 25 January 2019history
- New London Overground electric trains enter service Transport for London (press release), 22 May 2019history
- Mayor of London officially launches the new London Overground line names and colours Transport for London (press release), 28 November 2024history
- Introduction of new London Overground line names and colours will soon start Transport for London (press release), 19 November 2024history
- First Rail London Limited named as TfL's preferred operator for London Overground Transport for London (press release), 10 December 2025history
- Latest news (3 May 2026: First Rail London begins operating London Overground) FirstGroup, 3 May 2026history
unverified TfL publishes no length for each line
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