Leytonstone tube station
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Leytonstone tube station is on the Central Line of the London Underground, on the boundary of Zones 3 and 4. Towards London the next station is Leyton, while going east from Leytonstone, the line divides into two branches. On the direct route to Woodford and Epping the next stop is Snaresbrook, and on the Hainault loop it is Wanstead.
The station has three platforms. The centre platform is generally used for through services going westbound, but can be used for shuttle services that terminate there.
The station was opened by the Eastern Counties Railway in 1856 and was first served by the Central Line in 1947.
In honour of the centenary of the birth of film director Alfred Hitchcock (born August 13, 1899 in Leytonstone), the London Borough of Waltham Forest commissioned the Greenwich Mural Workshop to create a series of mosaics of Hitchcock's life and works in the tube station. Work was started in June 2000 and unveiled May 3, 2001.
External link
- Leytonstone Underground Station: Hitchcock Mosaic (http://www.bamm.org.uk/alfredhitchcock/)
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