Shadwell railway station

Shadwell
Shadwell Location of Shadwell in Greater London
Location	Shadwell
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Transport for London
Station code	SDE
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
OSI	Shadwell
London Underground annual entry and exit
2007	1.787 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2010–11	0.988 million
2011–12	1.659 million
2012–13	2.028 million
2013–14	2.126 million
2014–15	2.673 million
Key dates
1876	Opened
2007	Closed
27 April 2010	Reopened
Other information
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External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
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London Overground East London Line
Legend
Highbury & Islington    Canonbury Dalston Junction Kingsland Viaduct ▼ Haggerston Hoxton Kingsland Viaduct ▲ Shoreditch High Street Whitechapel Shadwell Wapping Thames Tunnel under River Thames Rotherhithe Canada Water Surrey Quays Queens Road Peckham New Cross Peckham Rye New Cross Gate Denmark Hill Brockley Clapham High Street Honor Oak Park Wandsworth Road Forest Hill Clapham Junction Sydenham Crystal Palace Penge West Anerley Norwood Junction West Croydon

Shadwell is a station in Shadwell on the East London Line of the London Overground, between Whitechapel to the north and Wapping to the south. It is located near to Shadwell DLR station. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2.

The Overground station is underground (the DLR station is on a viaduct).

The Overground platforms are decorated with enamel panels designed by Sarah McMenemy in 1995.

History

London Underground

The original station was one of the oldest on the network, and was built over a spring. First opened by the East London Railway on 10 April 1876, it was first served by the District Railway and Metropolitan Railway on 1 October 1884. It was renamed Shadwell & St. George-in-the-East on 1 July 1900 but reverted to its original name in 1918. In 1983, a new ticket hall was built on Cable Street, replacing the original building in Watney Street, which was demolished in May 2010. Access to the station platforms was through lifts or stairs. The station was closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London Line's Thames Tunnel. The typical off-peak East London Line service from the station was:

• 9 tph to Whitechapel
• 5 tph to New Cross
• 4 tph to New Cross Gate

London Overground

The station closed on 22 December 2007, reopened on 27 April 2010 for a preview service to New Cross and New Cross Gate, and from 23 May 2010, the latter service extended to West Croydon / Crystal Palace operated within the London Overground network. A new gated northern access fronting Cornwall Street has been added, easing interchange with the Shadwell DLR station, whilst the rest of the station was also heavily refurbished.

Services

All times below are correct as of the December 2012 timetables.

London Overground

East London Line

There is a service every 3–5 minutes throughout the day. Current hourly off-peak frequency is:

• 8 to Highbury & Islington
• 8 to Dalston Junction
• 4 to West Croydon
• 4 to Crystal Palace
• 4 to New Cross
• 4 to Clapham Junction via Peckham Rye

Connections

London Buses routes 100, D3, and 339 serve the station.

References

Preceding station		London Overground		Following station
Whitechapel towards Highbury & Islington or Dalston Junction		East London Line		Wapping towards New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace or West Croydon
	Out of system interchange
Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Tower Gateway Terminus		Docklands Light Railway Transfer at: Shadwell		Limehouse towards Lewisham, Stratford, Beckton or Woolwich Arsenal
Bank Terminus
	Former services
Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) towards Amersham, Chesham, Uxbridge or Watford		Metropolitan line (1884-1906) (1913-39)		Wapping towards New Cross or New Cross Gate
St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) towards Wimbledon, Richmond, Ealing Broadway or South Harrow		District line (1884-1905)		Wapping towards New Cross Gate
Whitechapel towards Shoreditch		East London line		Wapping towards New Cross or New Cross Gate