West India Docks railway station was a railway station in the north of 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:...

, 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...

, 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...

, between Limehouse

Limehouse (L&BR) railway station

Limehouse railway station was a railway station in Limehouse, London, on the London and Blackwall Railway .It opened on 6 July 1840 and was located on the junction of Bate Street and Three Colt Street, between Stepney station and West India Docks station. It closed on 3 May 1926...

 and 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...

 stations. As the name implies, the station served 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:...

, though it was located on the north side of the northernmost of the three docks; the L&BR was later extended to 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...

 to serve the other two docks.

West India Docks opened on 6 July 1840 and was closed to passenger service on 3 May 1926, along with the rest of the L&BR east of 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...

. The station was demolished 1931-34 and today, no trace of it remains, and the surrounding area has been heavily redeveloped. The station was located on the junction of Garford Street and West India Dock Road, west of the modern-day Aspen Way. 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...

 line between Westferry

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...

 and West India Quays runs through the station site, although the viaduct it runs on has been completely rebuilt.