Leytonstone tube station is on the Central Line of the London Underground, on the boundary of Zones 3 and 4. Towards London the next station is Leyton, while going east from Leytonstone, the line divides into two branches. On the direct route to Woodford and Epping the next stop is Snaresbrook, and on the Hainault loop it is Wanstead.
The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on 22 August 1856. The station buildings were hit by a German bomb in January 1944. During the World War II, new tunnels were used as an aircraft component factory; the part closest to Leytonstone was a public air-raid shelter.
October 8, 2018