Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - An buɗe tashar a 1839 ta hanyar Railway na Gabas ta Gabas. A yau mallakar Network Rail ne kuma yana cikin yankin Travelcard 2/3. Don bambance shi daga Warwickshire wani lokacin ana kiransa Stratford (Landan), ko kuma Stratford Regional don bambance shi da Stratford International, wanda wasu ke arewa. Stratford ya zama babban cibiyar tafiye-tafiye don wasannin Olympics da na Paralympic na 2012
da aka gudanar a London. Ta hanyar kwanan nan National Rail shigarwa da kuma fita Figures, shi ne 6th busiest tashar a Birtaniya da busiest tashar a London cewa ba a tsakiyar London tashar.