Bow Road railway station
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Bow Road railway station was in Bow, London
on the opposite side of Bow Road
from Bow Road tube station
.
It was opened on the south side of Bow Road
in 1876 by the Great Eastern Railway
, between Stratford station
and the now closed Burdett Road station
. It was resited in 1892 to the north side of Bow Road, It closed on 7 November 1949. The station building and platforms remain on the east side of the railway viaduct in Bow Road. The short line it stood on, between Gas Factory Junction on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
and Bow Junction on the Great Eastern Main Line
, has been reduced to a single track used only for emergency diversions and stock moves.
Bow Road station was slightly west of the former Bow station
on the North London Railway
. The nearest open station is Bow Church DLR station
on the Docklands Light Railway
.
Bow, London
Bow is an area of London, England, United Kingdom in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is a built-up, mostly residential district located east of Charing Cross, and is a part of the East End.-Bridges at Bowe:...
on the opposite side of Bow Road
Bow Road
Bow Road is a thoroughfare in Bow, Tower Hamlets, London, England. The road forms part of the A11, running from Aldgate to Norwich in Norfolk. To the west the road becomes Mile End Road, and to the east at the Bow Interchange roundabout, there is a junction with the A12.The College of Technology...
from Bow Road tube station
Bow Road tube station
Bow Road tube station is on the District and Hammersmith & City lines of the London Underground. It is on Bow Road in Bow, east London, about 300 metres from Bow Church DLR station and is in fare zone 2...
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It was opened on the south side of Bow Road
Bow Road
Bow Road is a thoroughfare in Bow, Tower Hamlets, London, England. The road forms part of the A11, running from Aldgate to Norwich in Norfolk. To the west the road becomes Mile End Road, and to the east at the Bow Interchange roundabout, there is a junction with the A12.The College of Technology...
in 1876 by the Great Eastern Railway
Great Eastern Railway
The Great Eastern Railway was a pre-grouping British railway company, whose main line linked London Liverpool Street to Norwich and which had other lines through East Anglia...
, between Stratford station
Stratford station
Stratford station is a large multilevel railway station in Stratford, east London. The station is served by the National Rail services National Express East Anglia, London Overground and c2c, by London Underground's Central and Jubilee lines, and by the Docklands Light Railway . Stratford is in...
and the now closed Burdett Road station
Burdett Road railway station
Burdett Road railway station was a railway station on Burdett Road, Mile End, London.It was located on the London and Blackwall Extension Railway which linked the London and Blackwall Railway from Fenchurch Street at Stepney with the Eastern Counties Railway and London, Tilbury and Southend...
. It was resited in 1892 to the north side of Bow Road, It closed on 7 November 1949. The station building and platforms remain on the east side of the railway viaduct in Bow Road. The short line it stood on, between Gas Factory Junction on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway is an English railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with northeast London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area of southern Essex. It is currently known as the Essex Thameside Route by Network Rail...
and Bow Junction on the Great Eastern Main Line
Great Eastern Main Line
The Great Eastern Main Line is a 212 Kilometre major railway line of the British railway system, which connects Liverpool Street in the City of London with destinations in east London and the East of England, including Chelmsford, Colchester, Ipswich, Norwich and several coastal resorts such as...
, has been reduced to a single track used only for emergency diversions and stock moves.
Bow Road station was slightly west of the former Bow station
Bow railway station
Bow railway station was a railway station in Bow, London on the North London Railway, between Old Ford and South Bromley. It was situated on the north side of Bow Road, very close to Bow Road railway station, which is now also closed....
on the North London Railway
North London Railway
The North London Railway was a railway company that opened lines connecting the north of London to the East and West India Docks. The main east to west route is now part the North London Line. Other lines operated by the company fell into disuse, but were later revived as part of the Docklands...
. The nearest open station is Bow Church DLR station
Bow Church DLR station
Bow Church station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway on Bow Road, in the Bow neighbourhood of east London. The station is located on the DLR's Stratford branch, between Devons Road and Pudding Mill Lane stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2. It is within 300 m walking distance of Bow...
on the Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
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