Shadwell railway station explained

Shadwell
Manager:London Overground
Owner:Transport for London
Fare Zone:2
Locale:Shadwell
Borough:London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Years1:1876
Years2:2007
Symbol:overground
Years3:27 April 2010[1]
Events1:Opened
Events2:Closed
Events3:Reopened
Platforms:2
Tubeexits06:1.738
Tubeexits07: 1.787
Railexits1011: 0.988
Railexits1112: 1.659
Railexits1213: 2.028
Railexits1314: 2.126
Railexits1415: 2.673
Railexits1516: 4.976
Railexits1617: 5.015
Railexits1718: 4.971
Railexits1819: 5.087 -->
Railexits1920: 4.883
Railexits2021: 1.245
Railexits2122: 3.095
Railexits2223: 3.706
Railexits2324: 3.934
Railcode:SDE
Coordinates:51.5112°N -0.0569°W
Railstation:yes

Shadwell is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in Shadwell, East London. The station is between Whitechapel station to the north and to the south, in Travelcard Zone 2. Both platforms, which are located underground, are decorated with enamel panels designed by Sarah McMenemy[2] in 1995.

Shadwell was formerly a London Underground station on the East London line until 2007, when the East London line extension project converted the station to Overground operation. There is an official out-of-station interchange with Shadwell DLR station on the Docklands Light Railway, located 60m (200feet) walk away.

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. A new ticket hall was built on Cable Street in 1983, 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, owing to repair work on the East London line's Thames Tunnel. The typical off-peak East London line service from the station was:

London Overground

The station closed on 22 December 2007; it reopened on 27 April 2010 for a preview service to and, and from 23 May 2010, the latter service was extended to West Croydon /, operated within the London Overground network.[3] A new gated northern access fronting Cornwall Street has been added, easing interchange with Shadwell DLR station, while the rest of the station has been heavily refurbished.[4]

Services

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

London Overground

Windrush line

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

Connections

London Buses routes 100, 339 and D3 serve the station.[6]

Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8620188.stm BBC London:The new East London Line opens to the public
  2. Web site: Illustrator . Sarah McMenemy . 2013-05-28.
  3. Web site: East London Line reopening dubbed 'political stunt' . BBC News . 2010-04-14 . 2013-05-28.
  4. Web site: London Reconnections: ELL in Pictures: Shadwell, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Haggerston and Dalston Junction . 16 March 2010 . Londonreconnections.blogspot.com . 2013-05-28.
  5. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/highburyislington-timetable.pdf
  6. Web site: Shadwell (Zone 2). TfL. 17 May 2020.