East India DLR station
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| East India | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Blackwall |
| Local authority | Tower Hamlets |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | Docklands Light Railway |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Transport for London | |
| Zone | 2 and 3 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1994 |
| Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail |
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East India is a station on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in east London. It takes its name from the nearby former East India Docks of the Port of London, where ships trading with the Indian subcontinent used to dock.
It is on the Beckton branch of the DLR, and is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3. It opened, with the Beckton Branch, on March 28, 1994.
[edit] History
East India station was originally to be named Brunswick, after the nearby Brunswick Dock. 'Brunswick' is now a code destination used to indicate that a train in the depot has been cleaned. In February 2001 an episode of the ITV series The Bill featured DLR trains with 'Brunswick' as a dummy destination for filming purposes.
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toward Bank or Tower Gateway
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toward Beckton or King George V
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