West India Docks railway station

West India Docks
Drawing of railway with bridge over roadway filled with people and horse-drawn vehicles. On the viaduct is a station with a roof and a train is seen on the viaduct.
Station and viaduct over West India Dock Road
General information
LocationPoplar, Tower Hamlets
Coordinates51°30′31″N 0°01′27″W / 51.5086°N 0.0242°W / 51.5086; -0.0242
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Opened6 July 1840 (1840-07-06)
Closed4 May 1926 (1926-05-04)
Original company
London and Blackwall Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Location
Location in Tower Hamlets

West India Docks was a railway station in Poplar, east London, that was opened by the London and Blackwall Railway in 1840.

History

West India Docks station opened on 6 July 1840. It was closed to passenger service on 4 May 1926,[1][2] along with the rest of the LBR east of Stepney.

Design

The station, including its timber platforms, was demolished in 1931-34 and today no trace of it remains, and the surrounding area has been heavily redeveloped.

Location

It was situated between Limehouse and Millwall Junction stations, 2 miles 35 chains (3.9 km) down-line from Fenchurch Street. As the name implies, the station served the West India Docks in the Metropolitan Borough of Poplar, though it was located on the north side of the northernmost of the three docks; the London and Blackwall Railway was later extended to a new Millwall Docks station to serve the other two docks.

The station was located at the junction of Garford Street and West India Dock Road, west of the modern-day Aspen Way. The Docklands Light Railway line between Westferry and West India Quay runs through the station site, although the viaduct it runs on has been completely rebuilt.

References

  1. ↑ Quick, M. E. (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 449. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ↑ 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. p. 245. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Limehouse
Line and station closed		   Great Eastern Railway
London and Blackwall Railway		   Millwall Junction
Line and station closed


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