Theydon Bois tube station

Theydon Bois [ ˌ θeɪdən bɔɪz ] is an aboveground station London Underground. It is located in the Travelcard Zone 6 and is one of 14 outside of Greater London. It is located at Slade End in the village of Theydon Bois, Epping Forest District in the county of Essex. In the year 2011 there were 0.74 million passengers these from the Central Line station.

The station was opened on 24 April in 1865 by the Great Eastern Railway (GER ), as part of the new section of line between Loughton and Ongar. They first called Theydon, but received on 1 December of the same year, its current name. From 1923 the track was owned by the London and North Eastern Railway ( LNER ). After the nationalization of the LNER went the distance for a few months in 1948, the ownership of British Railways, which was on the not yet electrified section Shuttle trains with steam locomotives. The subway began operating on 25 September 1949.

Theydon Bois heard since February 5, 2006 on the first stations of the London Underground, which are no longer staffed and do not have a ticket office. Reasons are on the one hand the low use, on the other hand, the increasing spread of the Oyster card, which means less sales staff is required.