two followed the next day. Elizabeth line In 2017, new trains began entering service as Crossrail partially opened under the TfL Rail brand. The platforms at Gidea Park were extended from their current length of to accommodate the new Crossrail trains which are over long once extended to nine carriages. New lifts, signage, help points, customer information screens and CCTV were installed and the footbridge and carriage-sidings refurbished. Elizabeth line services began on 24 May 2022 and through services to Paddington commenced on 6 November 2022. Design The station has step-free access to all platforms and is accessibility classification category A. Services The following services typically call at Gidea Park during off-peak hours. Frequency is increased during peak times, with some additional trains between Liverpool Street and Gidea Park running in the peak direction only. Connections London Buses routes 294, 496 and school routes 649, 650 and 674 serve the station. References Further reading – describes the accident in 1947 External links Railway stations in the London Borough of Havering Former Great Eastern Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1910 Railway stations served by the Elizabeth line