Shadwell station

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Shadwell is the name of a London Underground station and a Docklands Light Railway station in Shadwell in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

The stations are in Travelcard Zone 2 and about 50 metres apart. They have independent ticket issuing facilities and other than the street there is no direct link between them. However, through ticketing is still allowed.

A station on the London and Blackwall Railway, also called Shadwell, formerly existed between 1840 and 1941, 50 yards east of the current DLR station. (See Shadwell railway station.)

[edit] Docklands Light Railway


Shadwell DLR
Location
Place	Shadwell
Local authority	Tower Hamlets
Operations
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Platforms in use	2
Transport for London
Zone	2
History
Key dates	Opened 1987
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail

The DLR station is between the termini of Bank and Tower Gateway to the west and Limehouse to the east. It stands on a viaduct shared with National Rail trains (on the c2c line to Essex, with a single island platform accessed by stairs and a passenger lift. It opened on 31 August 1987 as part of the first tranche of DLR stations. The 1991 Bank extension joins the main DLR line just to the west of Shadwell.

The typical off peak service from the station is:

15 tph (trains per hour) to Bank
6 tph to Tower Gateway
6 tph to King George V
6 tph to Beckton
9 tph to Lewisham

Shadwell is undergoing refurbishment. It will remain open during the work, which is due to finish in 2007.

Previous station		Docklands Light Railway		Next station
Tower Gateway Terminus		Docklands Light Railway		Limehouse toward Lewisham, Beckton or King George V
Bank Terminus		Docklands Light Railway		Limehouse toward Lewisham, Beckton or King George V

[edit] London Underground


Shadwell Underground
Location
Place	Shadwell
Local authority	Tower Hamlets
Coordinates	51°30′40.37″N, 0°3′25.07″W
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit	1.48 million
Transport for London
Zone	2
History
Key dates	Opened 1884
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground \| National Rail

The London Underground station is on the East London Line, between Whitechapel to the north and Wapping to the south.

The original station was one of the oldest on the network. First opened by the East London Railway on 10 April 1876, it was first served by the Metropolitan District Railway and Metropolitan Railway on 1 October 1884. It was renamed Shadwell & St. George-in-the-East on 1 July 1900 but reverted to its original name in 1918. In 1983, a new ticket hall was built on Cable Street, replacing the original building, which still stands on Watney Street.

Access to the station platforms is through lifts or stairs.

The typical off peak service from the station is:

9 tph (trains per hour) to Whitechapel
5 tph to New Cross
4 tph to New Cross Gate

Shadwell (East London Line) station will close on 22 December 2007 and not reopen until June 2010. The current East London Line will become part of the new London Overground system. The station was also closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London Line's Thames Tunnel.

When the East London Line becomes part of the London Overground network, Transport for London plans to adapt Shadwell tube station to provide a better interchange with the DLR station, with a new entrance on Watney Street and disabled access to the platforms.