Stratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by National Rail services operated by Greater Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR). Stratford is in London Travelcard Zone 3, and Network Rail owns the station. To distinguish it from Stratford-upon-Avon, this station is called Stratford (London) by National Rail, and is sometimes referred to as Stratford Regional to distinguish it from Stratford International station some 370 metres (1,210 ft) away. The station served as a key arrival point for the London 2012 Summer Olympics and Paralympics.
The mainline station, in terms of arrivals and departures, handles over 17 million passengers a year, making Stratford the thirteenth busiest station in London and the twentieth busiest within the UK.
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