Millwall Docks railway station

Millwall Docks
Former station site in 2018
General information
Location	Millwall, Tower Hamlets
Coordinates	51.4959°N 0.0144°W / 51.4959; -0.0144
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	18 December 1871 (1871-12-18)
Closed	4 May 1926 (1926-05-04)
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Location Location in Tower Hamlets

Millwall Docks was a railway station located in the Millwall area of the Isle of Dogs in east London.

History

It opened on 18 December 1871. Passenger usage of the station was always light, and it closed to services in May 1926, along with the rest of the MER extension, though goods services continued until the demise of the docks in the 1970s.

Location

It was between South Dock and North Greenwich stations on the Millwall Extension Railway (MER) branch of the London and Blackwall Railway (LBR). It was situated on the corner of Glengall Road (now Pepper Street) and East Ferry Road, serving the Millwall Docks (which were later merged into a single dock, rendering the name slightly anachronistic).

The derelict Port of London area was heavily redeveloped in the 1980s, and most of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) between Island Gardens and South Quay reused the old MER route through the docks. The present-day Crossharbour DLR station is located on the site of Millwall Docks station.

References

Sources

• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
South Dock Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway London and Blackwall Railway		North Greenwich Line and station closed