Limehouse (L&BR) railway station
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Limehouse railway station was a railway station in Limehouse
, London
, on the London and Blackwall Railway
(L&BR).
It opened on 6 July 1840 and was located on the junction of Bate Street and Three Colt Street, between Stepney
station (which after several renamings is the present Limehouse station) and West India Docks
station. It closed on 3 May 1926. The line continued to carry goods services to the Isle of Dogs
until the 1960s. Limehouse station however never re-opened; the platforms were demolished soon after closure, but the ground-level station buildings still survive to this day beneath the viaduct.
In the 1980s the viaduct it stood on was reused for the City branch of the Docklands Light Railway
(DLR). The present-day Westferry DLR station
stands 200 yards to the east of its site.
Limehouse
Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is on the northern bank of the River Thames opposite Rotherhithe and between Ratcliff to the west and Millwall to the east....
, London
London
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, on the London and Blackwall Railway
London and Blackwall Railway
Originally called the Commercial Railway, the London and Blackwall Railway was a railway line in east London, England. It ran from the Minories to Blackwall via Stepney, with a branch line to the Isle of Dogs, thus connecting central London to many of London's docks in the 19th and 20th centuries...
(L&BR).
It opened on 6 July 1840 and was located on the junction of Bate Street and Three Colt Street, between Stepney
Limehouse station
Limehouse station is a railway station located in the Limehouse district of east London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is served by Docklands Light Railway services and by National Rail services operated by c2c out of Fenchurch Street station...
station (which after several renamings is the present Limehouse station) and West India Docks
West India Docks railway station
West India Docks railway station was a railway station in the north of the Isle of Dogs, London, on the London and Blackwall Railway, between Limehouse and Millwall Junction stations...
station. It closed on 3 May 1926. The line continued to carry goods services to the Isle of Dogs
Isle of Dogs
The Isle of Dogs is a former island in the East End of London that is bounded on three sides by one of the largest meanders in the River Thames.-Etymology:...
until the 1960s. Limehouse station however never re-opened; the platforms were demolished soon after closure, but the ground-level station buildings still survive to this day beneath the viaduct.
In the 1980s the viaduct it stood on was reused for the City branch of 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...
(DLR). The present-day Westferry DLR station
Westferry DLR station
Westferry DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway , in the Limehouse district of east London. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 2...
stands 200 yards to the east of its site.