Shadwell railway station

Shadwell

Southern entrance soon after reopening in April 2010
Shadwell

Location of Shadwell in Greater London
Location Shadwell
Local authority London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by London Overground
Owner Transport for London
Station code SDE
Number of platforms 2
Fare zone 2
Interchange Shadwell DLR [1]

London Underground annual entry and exit
2007 1.787 million[2]
2008 0 (closed) million[2]
2009 0 (closed) million[2]

1876 Opened
2007 Closed
27 April 2010[3] Reopened

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Shadwell railway station is on the East London Line of London Overground, between Whitechapel to the north and Wapping to the south. It is located near to Shadwell DLR station. The station is in Zone 2.

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History

London Underground

The original station was one of the oldest on the network, and was built over a spring. 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 in Watney Street, which was demolished in May 2010. Access to the station platforms was through lifts or stairs. The station was closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London Line's Thames Tunnel. The typical off peak East London Line service from the station was:

London Overground

The station closed on 22 December 2007. The station opened on 27 April 2010 for a preview service to New Cross and New Cross Gate and from 23 May 2010, the latter service extended to West Croydon / Crystal Palace operated within the London Overground network.[4] A new gated northern access fronting Cornwall Street has been added, easing interchange with the Shadwell DLR station, whilst the rest of the station was also heavily refurbished.[5]

Services

All times below are correct as of the December 2010 timetables.

London Overground

East London Line

Mondays to Saturdays there is a service every 5–10 minutes throughout the day, while on Sundays before 13:00 there is a service every 5–9 minutes, changing to every 7–8 minutes until the end of service after that.[6] Current off peak frequency is:

From 2012, 4 additional trains per hour will go to Clapham Junction via Peckham Rye on the new Clapham Junction Extension, due to open in May that year.

Transport links

London bus routes 100, D3 serve the station. There is also interchange with Shadwell DLR Station via a short walk.

Gallery

Exterior

Platforms

Lines

Preceding station   London Overground   Following station
Whitechapel
towards Dalston Junction or Highbury & Islington
  East London Line   Wapping
towardsNew Cross, West Croydon,
or Crystal Palace
    From 2012    
Whitechapel
towards Dalston Junction
  South London Line   Wapping
towards Clapham Junction
Preceding station   DLR   Following station
Terminus
Docklands Light Railway
Transfer at: Shadwell
Terminus
Historical railways
Preceding station   London Underground   Following station
towards Shoreditch
East London line

References