Loughton is a London Underground station, some two miles north of the Greater London boundary, in the Epping Forest district of Essex.
It is served by the Central Line and lies between Buckhurst Hill and Debden. It is the main station in the town of Loughton, in which Debden also falls.
The original station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway on August 22, 1856 and formed the terminus of the branch from London. There was also an excursion station or platform constructed along the westernmost edge of the goods yard site: this was used by the many thousands of excursionists who used Loughton as a base to visit nearby Epping Forest.
For the purposes of fare charging it is in Zone 6.
October 8, 2018