Current Operations
Passenger services on the line are operated by London Overground. There are four trains per hour (i.e. one every 15 minutes) in each direction Monday to Saturday from about 0630 to about 2330. On Sunday there are now (since 22 May 2011) four trains per hour until about 2200.
Freight services on the line are operated by DB Schenker Rail and Freightliner. The line is heavily used by freight as it provides part of an orbital route around London, connecting with many radial routes, and the North London Line at Gospel Oak.
Two other passenger operators use parts of the line for infrequent services and as a diversionary route, but do not call intermediately. c2c run a few services a day that use the east end of the line to get from Barking to Stratford, passing through Woodgrange Park. Greater Anglia run one service a week from Liverpool Street to Seven Sisters via Stratford and South Tottenham.
The line remains part of the National Rail network and the track is owned and maintained by Network Rail.
The line has an active users' group called "The Barking - Gospel Oak Line User Group".
Read more about this topic: Gospel Oak To Barking Line
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