Leyton is a London Underground station in Leyton, in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, East London. Located on Leyton High Road, adjacent to the A12, the station is on the Central line between Stratford and Leytonstone stations. It is in Travelcard zone 3.

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Leyton
Entrance on Leyton High Road (A112)
Leyton Location of Leyton in Greater London
Location	Leyton
Local authority	London Borough of Waltham Forest
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	Transport for London
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2018	12.04 million[1]
2019	11.26 million[2]
2020	7.33 million[3]
2021	5.29 million[4]
2022	8.36 million[5]
Railway companies
Original company	Eastern Counties Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
22 August 1856 (1856-08-22)	Opened as Low Leyton
27 November 1867	Renamed Leyton
5 May 1947	Central line service introduced
6 May 1968	Goods yard closed[6]
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51.5566°N 0.0052°W / 51.5566; -0.0052
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Leyton Mills Retail Park, Leyton Library, New Spitalfields Market, Leyton Orient F.C. stadium, and St. Patrick's Catholic Cemetery are within proximity of the station. Around Leyton station, the line runs parallel to the A12 road, while the station entrance is connected by the A112. It serves the area of the name itself, situated to the north of the A12 in the London Borough of Waltham Forest. Leyton is largely residential,^[7] with houses built from 1870 to 1910. The origin of its name was derived from its geographical location, being at the "tun" of the river Lea, and the ancient parish was named Low Leyton.^{[8][9][note 1]} To the south, it covers the Cathall housing estate in Leytonstone.^[7]

The railway line from Loughton Branch Junction (on the Lea Valley line between Stratford and Lea Bridge} to Loughton was built by the Eastern Counties Railway, and opened on 22 August 1856.^[11] A station at Leyton was opened on the same day, and was originally named Low Leyton. It was renamed Leyton on 27 November 1867 by the Great Eastern Railway.^[12][13][14] The current station buildings largely date from the reconstruction of 1879, which saw the original level crossing replaced by a bridge, although some alterations were carried out in connection with the transfer of the station from the London & North Eastern Railway to London Underground as part of the eastern extensions of the Central line.

When the Central line (then known as the Central London Railway) was amalgamated under the management of London Passenger Transport Board in 1933,^[15] plans for major expansions to the line were developed.^{[16][note 2]} The station was first served by the Central line on 5 May 1947, as part of the extension of the line to Leytonstone.

In the 1990s, the northern ticket office and entrance – dating from 1901 – were removed as part of the controversial M11 extension (now the A12) that was built adjacent to the station. In the mid-2000s, the station was comprehensively refurbished as part of the London Underground PPP.^[17]