Lea Valley Lines

The Lea Valley lines are a set of suburban rail lines running along the Lea Valley in Greater London and Hertfordshire to Liverpool Street and Stratford. Historically part of the Great Eastern Railway, the lines now form part of the Anglia Route of Network Rail. Services are operated by London Overground and Greater Anglia. The lines include the Enfield Town branch, the Chingford branch, the Hertford East branch, the Southbury Loop, the Temple Mills branch, and the section of the West Anglia Main Line from Broxbourne towards London Liverpool Street and Stratford. On 31 May 2015, services from London Liverpool Street to Chingford, Cheshunt and Enfield Town were transferred to London Overground; services from London Liverpool Street and Stratford via Tottenham Hale remain with Greater Anglia. Services operated by London Overground are now fully operated by new-built Class 710 rolling stock, replacing older Class 315 and Class 317 stock inherited from Greater Anglia. Services operated by Greater Anglia are operated by new Class 720 and Class 745 stock, replacing Class 317 and Class 379 trains. In February 2024, London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced that Lea Valley line services operated by London Overground would be branded "Weaver line" in honour of the weaving industry that was once a major employer in the East End districts closest to the lines' Liverpool Street terminus.