Wanstead Park is a railway station in Forest Gate, London. It is on the Gospel Oak to Barking line in Zone 3, down the line from and situated between and . It is operated by London Overground. Despite its name, Wanstead Park Station is not situated in Wanstead but in Forest Gate – and it is not near Wanstead Park but Wanstead Flats. The station was opened 9 July 1894. The station is from station, according to TfL's journey planner, and this interchange is suggested in the National Rail Timetable. History The station was opened on 9 July 1894 by the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway in the northeast of the County Borough of West Ham, south of the boundary with Wanstead and southwest of Wanstead Park. The line was electrified in 2016-7 – whilst the working was underway (from 6 June 2016 until February 2017), trains were replaced by buses between Barking & South Tottenham (until 23 September 2016) and then through to Gospel Oak thereafter. Services Predominantly during weekdays there is a quarter-hourly service of trains to the station (4tph each way). The line and rail tracks are also used for freight trains passing through. Connections London Buses routes 58, 308 and 330 serve the station. References External links Railway stations in the London Borough of Newham DfT Category E stations Former Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1894 Railway stations served by London Overground