South Dock railway station
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South Dock railway station was a station in the Isle of Dogs
, east London
. It was between Millwall Junction
and Millwall Docks
stations on the Millwall Extension Railway (MER) branch of the London and Blackwall Railway
which opened to goods traffic on 18 December 1871
and to passengers on 29 July 1872. The station was on the northern side of the South Dock of the West India Docks
, near the eastern end. The station had an island platform as was the only passing loop on the branch..
Passenger traffic at the station was always light and passenger service to it, and the rest of the MER extension, ceased in 1926, though goods services continued until the docks closed in the 1970s. Extensive rebuilding in the 1980s Docklands redevelopment has left no trace of the station or the line.
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:...
, east London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. It was between Millwall Junction
Millwall Junction railway station
Millwall Junction railway station was a railway station in Poplar, London, on the London and Blackwall Railway. Despite the name, it wasn't actually in Millwall, but rather marked where the L&BR southern branch to Millwall and North Greenwich, which served the West India Docks left the main line...
and Millwall Docks
Millwall Docks railway station
Milwall Docks railway station was a railway station located in Millwall, Isle of Dogs, London. It was located between South Dock and North Greenwich on the Millwall Extension Railway branch of the London and Blackwall Railway...
stations on the Millwall Extension Railway (MER) branch of 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...
which opened to goods traffic on 18 December 1871
and to passengers on 29 July 1872. The station was on the northern side of the South Dock of the West India Docks
West India Docks
The West India Docks are a series of three docks on the Isle of Dogs in London, the first of which opened in 1802. The docks closed to commercial traffic in 1980 and the Canary Wharf development was built on the site.-History:...
, near the eastern end. The station had an island platform as was the only passing loop on the branch..
Passenger traffic at the station was always light and passenger service to it, and the rest of the MER extension, ceased in 1926, though goods services continued until the docks closed in the 1970s. Extensive rebuilding in the 1980s Docklands redevelopment has left no trace of the station or the line.