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| c2c 357 314 arrives at Limehouse |
| Information | |
|---|---|
| Type: | National Rail
(London, Tilbury & Southend Line) & Transport for London (Docklands Light Railway) |
| Station code: | LHS/ZLH |
| Opened: | 1840 |
| Platforms: | 4 |
The station was opened as Stepney by the Commercial Railway in 1840, the next station along the line was known as Limehouse. The station was enlarged when the Blackwall Extension Railway extended a line to Bow in 1849 [1]. Stepney was renamed Stepney East in 1923. In 1926 the other Limehouse station was closed, along with the Blackwall Line platforms at Stepney East. Stepney East was renamed Limehouse when the Docklands Light Railway platforms opened in 1987 using the old Blackwall Line viaduct [2][3].
The two sets of platforms are on different viaducts, interchange passengers had to step down to ground level and up again. A bridge was opened between the West bound National Rail platform and East bound DLR platform in 2009. Limehouse is managed by c2c and the DLR.
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| DLR 141 arrives at Limehouse with an East bound service |
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| View down the DLR platforms |
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| c2c 357 314 prepares to depart |
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| View down the NR platforms |
[1] J.E. Connor, Branch Lines of East London (Middleton Press, 2000) Fig. 1
[2] Ibid. Fig. 3
[3] Stephen Jolly & Bob Bayman, Docklands Light Railway (Capital Transport, 1986) p. 22
