Epping to Ongar branch

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The Epping to Ongar branch was a rural stretch of railway in Essex that once formed the outermost section of the London Underground’s Central line before its closure in the 1990s.

All labels observed (3)

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former London Underground line
railway line
character rural
closureDecade 1990s
connectedToNetworkAt Epping station
linked to: Epping tube station
country United Kingdom
electrification third rail
fareZoneCharacteristic beyond standard London fare zones
formerOperator London Transport
London Underground
gauge standard gauge
hasHeritageStation Blake Hall station (disused in heritage era)
North Weald station
Ongar station
hasStation Blake Hall station
Epping station
linked to: Epping tube station

North Weald station
Ongar station
heritageOperator Epping Ongar Railway
historicalNetworkRole outer suburban branch of Central line
infrastructureOwnerDuringUndergroundEra London Underground
integratedIntoLondonUnderground 20th century
lineColourOnMap red (Central line colour)
locatedIn Essex
notableFeature least-used section of the Central line in its final years
most rural part of the London Underground network when open
openedAsRailway 19th century
originalPurpose to connect rural Essex communities to London
outermostSectionOf Central line
partOf Central line
reasonForClosure high operating costs
low passenger numbers
region East of England
servedRegion Epping Forest district
servedSettlement Blake Hall
Epping
North Weald
linked to: North Weald Bassett

Ongar
status closed
successorUse heritage railway
terminus Epping station
linked to: Epping tube station

Ongar station
trackConfiguration single track (in later years)
trackOwnerAfterClosure heritage railway company
transportMode heavy rail
usedRollingStockType London Underground tube trains
linked to: London Underground

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

London Underground Central line formerExtension Epping to Ongar branch
Ongar formerRailTerminusOf Epping–Ongar branch line
linked to: Epping to Ongar branch
Leytonstone Underground station connectsTo Epping branch of the Central line
linked to: Epping to Ongar branch