Roydon railway station is on the West Anglia Main Line serving the village of Roydon in Essex, England. It is 20 mi down the line from London Liverpool Street and is situated between Broxbourne and Harlow Town stations. Its three-letter station code is RYN. The station and all trains serving it are operated by Greater Anglia.

History

The station was designed by Francis Thompson and opened by the Northern and Eastern Railway in 1844. The main station building was abandoned by British Railways in 1978 and remained unoccupied until being converted into a restaurant. The station was given Grade II listed status on 30 April 1971. The station's signal box, built in 1876, is one of only two surviving examples of the GER Type I signal box. In 2016 the station's ticket office was demolished, and a waiting room was built on its foundations. Additional customer information screens, ticket machines, and improved CCTV and lighting were added at the same time.

Services

All services at Roydon are operated by Greater Anglia using EMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is: During the peak hours, the station is served by an additional hourly service between London Liverpool Street and Cambridge. The station is also served by a small number of peak hour services to and from Ely. On Sundays, the services between Stratford and Bishop's Stortford do not run.