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Address: Dalston Lane, Dalston, London E8 3DE
Opened: 1st November 1865
Station Code: DLJ
Fare Zone: 2

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London Overground Line(s) Served:

East London Line

Service Pattern(s):

8 trains per hour to Highbury & Islington
8 trains per hour terminate here
4 trains per hour to Clapham Junction
4 trains per hour to Crystal Palace
4 trains per hour to West Croydon
4 trains per hour to New Cross

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Interchange(s)

OSI: London Overground Dalston Kingsland – 250 metres

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Station History

The East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway began operating into Fenchurch Street station on 26th September 1860. However, their route was very circuitous and they therefore requested parliamentary approval to construct a more direct line from Dalston to their new terminus at Broad Street.

Following the passing of an Act of Parliament, the new line began construction in 1861. The construction saw two junctions provided from the current line, one for westbound traffic from Willesden, Richmond and Watford, and one for eastbound traffic towards Bow and Hackney.

Dalston Junction station was constructed to the immediate north of the converging junctions and was provided with six platform faces, teo for the Poplar services and four for westbound traffic. The station opened for traffic on 1st November 1865 and allowed the nearby Dalston Kingsland station to be closed.

On 1st February 1909, the North London Railway (as the East and West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway had become known in 1853) workings were taken over by the London & Northwestern Railway under a common management arrangement.

Under the new ownership, a goods yard was constructed linking to the Eastern Junction.

In 1916 the LNWR electrified the two western side tracks through the station for use by the Broad Street to Richmond services, all other services were still provided with steam-operated trains.

The Railways Act 1921, and the subsequent grouping of railway companies saw the LNWR absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on 1st January 1923.

World War II saw a downturn in usage of the line and, as an economy measure, Through services to Kew Bridge were withdrawn in September 1939, followed by Sunday services to Poplar on 29th January 1940. This was followed by the complete withdrawal of Poplar services on 15th May 1994, being replaced by a bus service.

Nationalisation of the railways following World War II saw Dalston Junction and its services placed under British Railways London Midland Region.

Further decline saw the closure of the goods yard after the last trains ran on 1st March 1965, followed by the withdrawal of steam hauled passenger services on 2nd January 1966. The East Curve was lifted on 4th July 1966 and the up and down steam lines received similar treatment, being completely removed by 5th November 1969.

With the reopening of Dalston Kingsland station in 1983, coupled with the formation of Network Southeast, the decline in passenger numbers from Broad Street saw the station close on 10th June 1986, followed by the closure of the entire line just 20 days later.

The reopening of Dalston Junction was planned as part of Phase 1 of the East London Line extension for London Overground. The new station began construction in 2005.

Following the completion of the construction and conversion works, the line and its stations were reopened on 23rd May 2010 with services between Dalston Junction and Crystal Palace, New Cross and West Croydon.

The second phase of the new line, providing services to Clapham Junction and Highbury & Islington was opened on 9th December 2012.

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Address: Lee Street, Haggerston, London E8 4DY
Opened: 2nd September 1867
Station Code: HGG
Fare Zone: 2

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London Overground Line(s) Served:

East London Line

Service Pattern(s):

8 trains per hour to Highbury & Islington
8 trains per hour to Dalston Junction
4 trains per hour to Clapham Junction
4 trains per hour to Crystal Palace
4 trains per hour to West Croydon
4 trains per hour to New Cross

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Interchange(s)

None

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Station History

The original Haggerston Station was opened by the North London Railway on their new extension from Dalston to Broad Street on 2nd September 1867.

As built the extension had three tracks and the station consisted of one platform on the up line and an island platform between the other two. A further goods line was laid through the station in 1872 but was not given a platform face.

On 1st February 1909, the North London Railway workings were taken over by the London & Northwestern Railway under a common management arrangement.

In 1916 the LNWR electrified the two western side tracks through the station for use by the Broad Street to Richmond services, however, no platforms were provided and the station continued to only serve steam-operated trains.

The Railways Act 1921, and the subsequent grouping of railway companies saw the LNWR absorbed into the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on 1st January 1923.

As a World War II economy measure, services were withdrawn through the station on 6th May 1940. During the following October, the station was badly damaged by bombs dropped in a series of air raids.

Due to further bomb damage along the line, coupled with declining passenger numbers, the Poplar service that had continued to run non-stop through the station was withdrawn and the line closed. The heavily damaged station building was demolished in December 1946.

The closure of Broad Street station on 30th June 1986 saw electrified services cease and the line was lifted soon after.

Haggerston London Overground Station

The reopening of Haggerston was planned as part of Phase 1 of the East London Line extension for London Overground. However, due to the condition of the original station site, the new station began construction on the opposite side of Lee Street in 2005.

Following the completion of the construction and conversion works, the line and its stations were reopened on 23rd May 2010 with services between Dalston Junction and Crystal Palace, New Cross and West Croydon.

The second phase of the new line, providing services to Clapham Junction was opened on 9th December 2012.

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Address: Geffrye Street, Hoxton, London E2 8FF
Opened: 27th April 2010
Station Code: HOX
Fare Zone: 1/2

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London Overground Line(s) Served:

East London Line

Service Pattern(s):

8 trains per hour to Highbury & Islington
8 trains per hour to Dalston Junction
4 trains per hour to Clapham Junction
4 trains per hour to Crystal Palace
4 trains per hour to West Croydon
4 trains per hour to New Cross

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Interchange(s)

None

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Station History

Although the North London Railway constructed and opened a line through the area in 1865, no station was planned or built here.

A station at Hoxton was first proposed by London Underground as part of an extension of the East London Line from Whitechapel to Dalston Junction in 1993. Despite public support after an inquiry in 1994 and approval from the Government in 1996, the project was shelved due to lack of funding in 1997.

The project was revived two years later when funding was identified and this led to the Government officially initiating construction of the line on 9th October 2001. However, due to legal action against the proposed demolition of some Grade II listed structures on the route, construction was paused until legal clearance was gained on 7th July 2003.

Construction of Hoxton Station commenced in 2005 alongside the station at Shoreditch High Street as part of Phase 1 of the London Overground’s East London Line extension. The station was constructed on Kingsland Viaduct with an entrance being provided in the railway arches below.

Following the completion of the construction and conversion works, the line and its stations were reopened on 23rd May 2010 with services between Dalston Junction and Crystal Palace, New Cross and West Croydon.

The second phase of the new line, providing services to Clapham Junction was opened on 9th December 2012.

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Address: Braithwaite Street, London, E1 6AE
Opened: 27 April 2010
Station Code: SDC
Fare Zone: 1

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London Overground Line(s) Served:

East London Line

Service Pattern(s):

8 trains per hour to Highbury & Islington
8 trains per hour to Dalston Junction
4 trains per hour to Clapham Junction
4 trains per hour to Crystal Palace
4 trains per hour to West Croydon
4 trains per hour to New Cross

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Interchange(s)

None

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Station History

Although Shoreditch High Street station was opened on 27th April 2010 as part of the London Overground network, it is not the only station to have existed on the site.

On 1st July 1840, the Eastern Counties Railway opened Shoreditch Station on the site to act as the terminus of their line following its westward extension from Devonshire Street, near Mile End.

The station lasted in passenger use until the Great Eastern Railway, who had taken over the ECR extended the line to Liverpool Street. However, Bishopsgate as it was now known was retained as a goods station.

Goods traffic continued to serve the station until 5th December 1964 when a major fire destroyed the site leading to the upper-level structures being largely demolished.

Shoreditch High Street

Construction of Phase 1 of the London Overground’s East London Line extension began in 2005, that involved a new chord being built from the Existing East London Line via a raised section to connect with the formerly disused trackbeds of the North London Railway‘s Kingsland Viaduct.

As part of these works, a new station, Shoreditch High Street, was constructed on an elevated site across the former Bishopsgate goods yard, the remainder of which having been demolished and cleared to make way.

Following the completion of the construction and conversion works, the line and its stations were reopened on 23rd May 2010 with services between Dalston Junction and Crystal Palace, New Cross and West Croydon.

The second phase of the new line, providing services to Clapham Junction was opened on 9th December 2012.

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Address: Whitechapel Road, London E1 1BY
Opened: 10th April 1876
Station Code: ZLW
Fare Zone: 2

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London Overground Line(s) Served:

East London Line

Service Pattern(s):

8 trains per hour to Highbury & Islington
8 trains per hour to Dalston Junction
4 trains per hour to Clapham Junction
4 trains per hour to Crystal Palace
4 trains per hour to West Croydon
4 trains per hour to New Cross

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Interchange(s)

District Line
Hammersmith & City Line
Elizabeth Line

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Station History

This article refers to the London Overground Station. History of the London Underground station will be provided in a future article.

The East London Railway Company, a consortium of six other railway companies, opened Whitechapel Station on the extension of their line from Wapping to Liverpool Street on 10th April 1876. From the start, passenger services were operated by the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway, one of the consortium members.

Metropolitan Railway and Metropolitan District Railway services began to serve the station and the ELR line on 1st October 1884 thanks to a new connection from their lines via the St Marys curve.

The District Railway constructed a new Whitechapel (Mile End) station adjacent to the ELR as the terminus of their line from Mansion House opening on 6th October 1884, although the stations were not linked.

Following the electrification of their lines, the District Railway ceased its services on the ELR on 31st July 1905, with the Metropolitan Railway suspending their service on 2nd December 1906.

The consortium behind the East London Railway agreed to fund the line’s electrification in 1910, with the first electric service operated by the Metropolitan Railway running on 31st March 1913.

Ownership of the line and its stations passed to the Southern Railway in 1925, although the line was still leased to its operating consortium.

Upon the creation of the London Passenger Transport Board in 1933, the line and its stations came under London Transport control, being operated as the East London Branch of the Metropolitan Line.

Nationalisation of the Railways in 1948 saw goods traffic on the line transfer to British Railways, although London Underground continued to provide the passenger service. Goods traffic continued until April 1966.

Due to the deteriorating state of the Thames Tunnel the line and its stations were closed between 1995 and 1998 to allow remedial works to be carried out.

With the desire to convert the line as part of the new London Overground network, it was closed in its entirety along with its stations on 22nd December 2007.

Following the conversion, the line and its stations were reopened as part of London Overground’s East London Line on 23rd May 2010 with services between Dalston Junction and Crystal Palace, New Cross and West Croydon.

The second phase of the new line, providing services to Clapham Junction was opened on 9th December 2012.

As part of construction for the Elizabeth Line, Whitechapel was found to be in need of a major rebuild to accommodate the new services. As part of these works, the station buildings were closed and a temporary station entrance provided in Court Street.

The rebuilding works were completed, and the original station entrance reopened on 23rd August 2021, with Elizabeth Line services commencing on 24th May 2022.

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