South Dock railway station

South Dock
General information
Location	Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets
Coordinates	51.5026°N 0.0129°W / 51.5026; -0.0129
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	29 July 1872 (1872-07-29)
Closed	4 May 1926 (1926-05-04)
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Location Location in Tower Hamlets

South Dock was a railway station on the Isle of Dogs in east London.

History

The Millwall Extension Railway (MER) opened to goods traffic on 18 December 1871 and to passenger services on 29 July 1872. The station was renamed South West India Dock in July 1881 but reverted to its original name of South Dock in May 1895. Passenger usage of the station was always light and services to it, and the rest of the MER extension, ceased in May 1926, though goods services continued until the demise of the docks in the 1970s.

Design

It had an island platform as it was the only passing loop on the branch. The station buildings were of timber with a slate roof. Platform was brick faced. Station was staffed entirely by dock employees, company issued its own tickets. Extensive rebuilding in the 1980s Docklands redevelopment has left no trace of the station or the line.

Location

It was between Millwall Junction and Millwall Docks on the MER branch of the London and Blackwall Railway (LBR). The station was on the northern side of the South Dock of the West India Docks, near the eastern end. It stood in a relatively isolated location in the docks area, some distance from the nearest road. Until the mid-2010s, the site was occupied by a BT telecommunications building. As of 2021, it is occupied by the 20 Water Street building, part of the Wood Wharf development.

References

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Millwall Junction Line and station closed		Great Eastern Railway London and Blackwall Railway		Millwall Docks Line and station closed