Limehouse (L&BR) railway station
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| Limehouse | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Limehouse |
| History | |
| Opened by | London and Blackwall Railway |
| Platforms | |
| Key dates | Opened 6 July 1840 Closed 3 May 1926 |
| Replaced by | Westferry DLR |
Limehouse railway station was a railway station in Limehouse, London, on the London and Blackwall Railway (L&BR). It is no longer open, and should not be confused with the current Limehouse station, which was originally known as Stepney (later Stepney East). The original Limehouse was the next station east of Stepney on the L&BR and was located on Three Colts Street.
Limehouse opened on 6 July 1840 and was between Stepney and West India Docks stations. It remained open until passenger services east of Stepney were closed on 3 May 1926. The line running through the station was still used for goods services to the Isle of Dogs until the 1960s, and in the 1980s the viaduct it stood on was reused for the Docklands Light Railway's City branch. Limehouse L&BR was not re-opened, though Westferry DLR station was opened 200 yards to the east of the station site.
| 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 |
