Blackwall railway station
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| Blackwall | |
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| Location | |
| Place | East India Docks |
| History | |
| Opened by | London and Blackwall Railway |
| Platforms | |
| Key dates | Opened 6 July 1840 Closed 3 May 1926 |
| Replaced by | East India DLR |
Blackwall railway station was a railway station in Blackwall, London, that served as the eastern terminus of the London and Blackwall Railway. The next station along was Poplar. It was located on the south side of the East India Docks, near the shore of the River Thames. It opened in on 6 July 1840, at the same time as the railway itself; as well as serving the Docks, it also connected with a ferry service to Gravesend. It was open to passenger services until withdrawal on 3 May 1926, and continued to function as a goods station until the demise of the docks in the late 1960s .
Today no trace of the station remains, and the Docks have been filled in (although a small basin remains). Its approximate location is taken up by houses on Jamestown Way. The station site is some way away from the present-day Blackwall DLR station; the closest existing station is actually East India, which is slightly to the north-west of the station site.
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| Disused railway stations of East London |
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EC&TJR: Beckton | Central | Connaught Road | Gallions | Manor Way | North Woolwich | Silvertown ECR/GER: Bishopsgate | Bishopsgate (low level) | Bow Road | Burdett Road | Coborn Road L&BR: Blackwall | Cannon Street Road | Leman Street | Limehouse | Millwall Junction | Millwall Docks NLR: Bow | Broad Street | Old Ford | Poplar | Shoreditch | South Bromley | Victoria Park |
