Editing Walthamstow (section)

==Transport==
[[File:Walthamstow Central.jpg|thumb|left|Walthamstow Central bus and railway stations]]

=== Railway ===
Walthamstow is served by trains on the [[London Underground]], [[London Overground]] and [[National Rail]] networks.

{{Stnlnk|Walthamstow Central||Walthamstow Central}} is the area's busiest interchange.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tfl.gov.uk/cdn/static/cms/documents/multi-year-station-entry-and-exit-figures.xlsx|title=Multi-year station entry-and exit figures|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190424233414/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/multi-year-station-entry-and-exit-figures.xlsx|archive-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates|title=Estimates of station usage|website=[[Office of Rail & Road]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190507164919/https://orr.gov.uk/statistics/published-stats/station-usage-estimates|archive-date=May 7, 2019}}</ref> It is the northern terminus of the London Underground [[Victoria line]], which provides the area with a direct connection to [[Tottenham]], the [[West End of London|West End]] and [[Brixton]]. The station is also served by London Overground services between [[Liverpool Street station|London Liverpool Street]] and [[Chingford railway station|Chingford]], via [[Hackney Downs]].

There is an out-of-station interchange with {{Stnlnk|Walthamstow Queen's Road||Walthamstow Queen's Road}}, which is on the London Overground between [[Gospel Oak railway station|Gospel Oak]] and [[Barking station|Barking]].

{{Stnlnk|Blackhorse Road||Blackhorse Road}} is located to the west of Walthamstow; it is also served by Victoria line trains and London Overground trains between [[Gospel Oak to Barking line|Gospel Oak and Barking]].

Other stations include {{Stnlnk|St James Street||St James Street}} and {{Stnlnk|Wood Street||Wood Street}}, on the London Overground between Liverpool Street and Chingford.

{{Stnlnk|Lea Bridge||Lea Bridge}} is also nearby, served by [[Greater Anglia (train operating company)|Greater Anglia]] trains between [[Stratford station|Stratford]] and [[Bishop's Stortford railway station|Bishop's Stortford]], via [[Tottenham Hale station|Tottenham Hale]] and [[Harlow Town railway station|Harlow]], with onward connections to [[Stansted Airport railway station|Stansted Airport]].

All railway stations in the area are in [[London fare zone 3]], except for Wood Street which is in [[London fare zone 4|zone 4]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|title=London's Rail & Tube services|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190429115841/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/london-rail-and-tube-services-map.pdf|archive-date=April 29, 2019}}</ref>

=== Buses ===
The following [[London Buses]] routes serve the area:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/walthamstow-central-a4-050322.pdf|title=Buses from Walthamstow Central|date=March 5, 2022|website=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=May 5, 2023|archive-date=December 13, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221213151618/https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/walthamstow-central-a4-050322.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/walthamstow-central-night-a4-290423.pdf|title=Night buses from Walthamstow Central|date=April 29, 2023|website=[[Transport for London]]|access-date=May 5, 2023|archive-date=April 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430202358/https://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/walthamstow-central-night-a4-290423.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>

* [[London Buses route 20|20]]
* [[London Buses route 34|34]]
* [[London Buses route 55|55]]
* [[London Buses route 58|58]]
* [[London Buses route 69|69]]
* [[London Buses route 97|97]]
* [[London Buses route 123|123]]
* [[London Buses route 158|158]]
* [[London Buses route 212|212]]
* [[London Buses route 215|215]]
* [[London Buses route 230|230]]
* [[London Buses route 257|257]]
* [[London Buses route 275|275]]
* [[London Buses route 357|357]]
* [[London Buses route 675|675]]
* [[London Buses route SL1|SL1]]
* [[London Buses route SL2|SL2]]
* [[London Buses route W11|W11]]
* [[London Buses route W12|W12]]
* [[London Buses route W15|W15]]
* [[London Buses route W16|W16]]
* [[London Buses route W19|W19]]
* [[London Buses route N26|N26]] ([[Night buses in London|night route]])
* [[London Buses route N38|N38]] (night route)
* [[London Buses route N73|N73]] (night route)

[[Walthamstow bus station]] is next to Walthamstow Central station, along Selborne Road.

=== Road ===
Several [[Arterial road|arterial routes]] pass through Walthamstow which link the district to other areas in London and the [[East of England]].

To the north, the [[A406, North Circular Road|A406 (North Circular)]] runs east–west around Walthamstow. The road links the district to [[Ilford]], the [[M11 motorway|M11]] (for [[London Stansted Airport|Stansted Airport]]) and [[London City Airport]] to the east. To the west, the North Circular passes through [[Edmonton, London|Edmonton]], [[Finchley]] and [[Brent Cross]] ''en route'' to [[Chiswick]]. The route meets the [[M1 motorway|M1]] and [[M4 motorway|M4]] motorways (for [[Luton Airport|Luton]] and [[Heathrow Airport|Heathrow]] airports).

To the southeast of nearby [[Leytonstone]], the [[A12 road (England)|A12]] ([[Eastern Avenue, London|Eastern Avenue]]) carries traffic northeast towards the [[M25 motorway|M25]], [[Romford]], and destinations in [[Essex]] and [[Suffolk]]. Southwest, the A12 passes around [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] and [[Hackney Wick]] before terminating in [[Poplar, London|Poplar]].

Other routes include:

*[[A104 road (England)|A104]] ([[Lea Bridge Road]]) – southwest to Lea Bridge and [[Clapton, London|Clapton]], northeast to the A406 (North Circular), [[Buckhurst Hill]] and [[Epping Forest]].
*[[A112 road|A112]] (Hoe Street/Chingford Road) – southbound to [[Leyton]], Stratford and London City Airport, northbound to the A406 (North Circular), [[Chingford]] and [[Waltham Abbey]].
*[[A1006 road|A1006]] – north–south through Walthamstow carried by Church Road, Markhouse Road, St James's Street and Blackhorse Road.
*[[A503 road|A503]] (Forest Road) – runs east–west through Walthamstow from the A406 (North Circular) in the east to [[Tottenham]], [[Holloway, London|Holloway]] and [[Camden Town]] to the west.

==== Air pollution ====
The [[London Borough of Waltham Forest]] monitors kerbside and roadside [[Nitrogen dioxide|Nitrogen Dioxide]] (NO<sub>2</sub>) levels in Walthamstow.

To the north of Walthamstow, at the Crooked Billet Roundabout (North Circular), there is an automatic monitoring site which recorded an average NO<sub>2</sub> concentration of 61.1μg/m3 ([[microgram]]s per [[cubic metre]]) in 2017. This fails to meet the UK National Air Quality Objective set by the [[Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs|Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs]] (DEFRA) at 40μg/m3.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://walthamforest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Waltham%20Forest%20Detailed%20Modelling%20F1.pdf|title=Detailed Modelling of Nitrogen Dioxide in the London Borough of Waltham Forest|website=[[London Borough of Waltham Forest]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510225058/https://walthamforest.gov.uk/sites/default/files/Waltham%20Forest%20Detailed%20Modelling%20F1.pdf|archive-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref>

Alternative roadside monitoring sites along Hoe Street and Selborne Road also failed to meet the UK National Air Quality Objective, with one [[diffusion tube]] on Selborne Road recording an annual average NO<sub>2</sub> concentration of 61.0μg/m3.<ref name=":0" />

=== Cycling ===
[[Transport for London]] (TfL) and the London Borough of Waltham Forest provide [[cycling infrastructure]] in Walthamstow. In 2014, cyclists made up approximately 8.41% of general traffic across the Borough, and in the same year, the Borough was awarded a "Mini Holland" grant by the [[Mayor of London]] to improve infrastructure and [[cycle route]]s across Walthamstow.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/018978-Mini-Holland-Cycling-Strategy-v2-FINAL.pdf|title=2020 Vision: Cycling in the London Borough of Waltham Forest 2015–2020|website=[[London Borough of Waltham Forest]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517020259/http://www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/018978-Mini-Holland-Cycling-Strategy-v2-FINAL.pdf|archive-date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Final-Walking-Cycling-Account-201718.pdf|title=Enjoy Waltham Forest: Walking and Cycling Account 2017/18|website=[[London Borough of Waltham Forest]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190510231043/https://www.enjoywalthamforest.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Final-Walking-Cycling-Account-201718.pdf|archive-date=May 10, 2019}}</ref>

Cycling routes include:

*Quietway 2 – begins at Walthamstow Central and runs along low-traffic streets to [[Bloomsbury]], via [[Walthamstow Marshes]], [[Clapton, London|Clapton]], [[Hackney Central]], [[Angel, London|Angel]] and [[Clerkenwell]]. The route is unbroken and signposted, but indirect.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://content.tfl.gov.uk/q2-bloomsbury-walthamstow-east.pdf|title=Quietway 2 (East): Bloomsbury to Walthamstow|website=[[Transport for London]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407114313/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/q2-bloomsbury-walthamstow-east.pdf|archive-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>
*Lea Bridge Road Cycle Route – from [[Leytonstone]] to Clapton via Lea Bridge. The route runs on segregated [[cycle track]] parallel to the A104.<ref name=":1" />
*Forest Road Cycle Route – from Walthamstow to [[Tottenham]] on cycle lanes and tracks adjacent to the A503.<ref name=":1" />

The [[River Lea]] [[towpath]] is also nearby, which provides a direct, traffic-free cycle link from Walthamstow Marshes to [[Hackney Wick]] and [[Stratford, London|Stratford]] to the south, and [[Tottenham Hale]], [[Enfield Lock]], [[Hertford]] and [[Harlow]] to the north. The towpath also carries [[National Cycle Route 1]] (NCR 1), an unbroken, signposted cycle route from [[Dover]] to the [[Shetland Islands]], which in North London carries cyclists from [[Canary Wharf]] to Enfield Lock via [[Victoria Park, Tower Hamlets|Victoria Park]] and Walthamstow Marshes. The route is a [[Shared use path|shared-use path]] maintained by the [[Canal & River Trust|Canal and River Trust]] and [[Sustrans]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sustrans.org.uk/route/route-1|title=Route 1|website=Sustrans|language=en|access-date=2019-05-10|archive-date=7 Apr 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407213037/https://www.sustrans.org.uk/route/route-1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/cycling|title=Cycling|website=[[Canal & River Trust]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407001538/https://canalrivertrust.org.uk/enjoy-the-waterways/cycling|archive-date=April 7, 2019}}</ref>