What is Wood Street railway station?
{{Infobox London station | name = Wood Street | image_name = Wood Street stn entrance.JPG | railcode = WST | manager = [[London Overground]] | fare_zone = 4 | locale = [[Walthamstow]] | borough = [[London Borough of Waltham Forest]] | events1 = Opened | years1 = 1873 | platforms = 2 | symbol = overground | railexits1314 = {{increase}} 0.862 | railexits1415 = {{increase}} 0.972 | railexits1516 = {{increase}} 1.140 | railexits1617 = {{increase}} 1.317 | coordinates = {{coord|51.5864|-0.0021|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}} | dft_category = D }} '''Wood Street''' is a [[railway station]] in [[Walthamstow]]. It is a part of the London Borough of Waltham Forest in north east [[London]]. It is in [[Travelcard Zone 4]]. It was opened in 1873. When the [[Victoria line]] was being planned, this station was going to be the end of the line instead of [[Walthamstow Central station]].<ref name=book>{{cite book |title= The Victoria Line|last= Horne|first= Mike|year= 2004|publisher= Capital Transport|isbn= 1 85414 281-X|pages= 80}}</ref> A decision was made in 1961 which meant that this did not happen.<ref name=book /> If this station had become the end of the [[Victoria line]], the building would have been on the surface next to the [[British Railways]] station.<ref name=book /> == References == {{reflist}} {{transport-stub}} [[Category:Railway stations in the London Borough of Waltham Forest]] [[Category:London Travelcard zone 4]] [[Category:1873 establishments in England]] [[Category:Railway stations served by National Express East Anglia]]