Hackney Downs is a London Overground and National Rail main line station on the Lea Valley Lines forming part of the West Anglia Main Line, serving the Hackney Central area of the London Borough of Hackney, east London. It is 2 miles 78 chains (4.8 km) down-line from London Liverpool Street. The station was originally named Downs Junction. Today, it has a direct passenger link to Hackney Central station, providing interchange with the North London Line of the Overground network.