South Bromley railway station was a former railway station in Bromley-by-Bow

Bromley-by-Bow

Bromley-by-Bow, historically and officially Bromley, is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is an inner-city district situated east north-east of Charing Cross.-Toponymy:...

, London

London

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, 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...

 between Bow

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....

 and Poplar (East India Dock Road)

Poplar (East India Dock Road) railway station

Poplar railway station was a railway station on the East India Dock Road in Poplar, London. It opened in 1850 and after 1865 was the southern passenger terminus of the North London Railway , although goods trains ran on to connect to the London and Blackwall Railway for the East India Docks or to...

. It opened in 1884 but was closed in 1944 after bomb damage in the Blitz

The Blitz

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 cut off the railway east of Dalston Junction

Dalston Junction railway station

Dalston Junction railway station is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney at the crossroad of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road...

.

The station never re-opened and was completely demolished when the line was redeveloped as 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...

 in the 1980s. The station site lies slightly to the north of Langdon Park

Langdon Park DLR station

Langdon Park DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in the East End of London. Situated between the existing All Saints and Devons Road stations, construction of the station began on 17 November 2006, and the first day of operation was 9 December 2007.- History and proposals...

 station which opened in 2007, between Devons Road

Devons Road DLR station

Devons Road station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in east London, serving Bromley-by-Bow to the north and Poplar to the south and west...

 and All Saints

All Saints DLR station

All Saints DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in east London. It is named after the nearby All Saints, Poplar, a church dating from 1821-3. The station entrance is on the East India Dock Road, opposite Chrisp Street Market....

 stations.