page_title: Ilford
section_title: Transport
hierarchical_section_title: Ilford / Transport
caption_attribution_description: English: Ilford station main building on Cranbrook Road, in June 2015, after transfer of services to TfL Rail.
context_page_description: Ilford is a large town in East London, situated in the London Borough of Redbridge. Identified as a metropolitan centre in the London Plan, Ilford is classed as a significant commercial and retail centre for the wider south east of England. It had a population of 168,168 in 2011, compared to 303,858 for the entire borough.
  Ilford's commercial and retail centre is surrounded by extensive residential development. Historically a small rural settlement in southwest Essex, its strategic position on the River Roding and the London to Colchester road made it a coaching town. The arrival of the railway in 1839 accelerated its growth, and in the 20th century Ilford significantly expanded and increased in population, becoming a municipal borough in 1926. Since 1965 it has formed part of Greater London.
  Ilford's town centre is the head district of the IG postcode area. Adjacent to Ilford; to the west of Ilford Hill and the North Circular Road, is the E postcode area.
context_section_description: The town centre is served by Ilford railway station on the Great Eastern Main Line in Travelcard Zone 4. All trains calling at the station are the high-frequency Liverpool Street-Shenfield metro service. This service was taken over by TfL Rail on 31 May 2015 as part of preparations for the arrival of Crossrail in 2020/21. The station was the scene of crashes in 1915 and 1944 that killed 10 and 9 people respectively. To the east is Ilford EMU Depot, a traction maintenance depot on the Great Eastern Main Line, operated by Greater Anglia.
  There are two other local stations on the same line with less frequent trains: Seven Kings railway station and Goodmayes railway station.
  The Central line of London Underground serves neighbourhoods of Ilford via Redbridge, Gants Hill, Newbury Park, Barkingside and Fairlop tube stations. The line passes through the northern half of the district with no stations in the town centre. Gants Hill is the closest, being about 1 mile to the north of Ilford railway station. Arguably due to its proximity to the town centre, it is also the busiest of these stations, recording 6.5 million entries and exits in 2018.
caption: Ilford railway station
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