Bow Road is a stop on the District and Hammersmith & City Lines of the London Underground in East London between
Mile End and
Bromley-by-Bow.
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| An S Stock train departs |
| Information |
| Type: |
Transport for London (District and Hammersmith & City Lines) |
| Station code: |
ZBR |
| Opened: |
1902 |
| Platforms: |
2 |
The station was opened by the Whitechapel & Bow Railway in 1902 which later was incorporated into what became the District Line. The Metropolitan Line began serving Bow Road in 1936, in 1950 this part of the Metropolitan was renamed the Hammersmith & City Line.
The station is unusual in that at it's Western end the line is underground but is above ground on the Eastern end of the station [1]. The station is close to
Bow Church DLR station.
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| Station entrance |
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| View down the platform, an S Stock train is in |
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| View down the platform |
[1] Jason Cross, London Underground Guide 2017 (Train Crazy, 2017) p. 106
