West Ham is a major transport interchange in East London between (on the National Rail line)
Limehouse and
Barking.
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| Jubilee Line 96066 arrives at West Ham, the DLR platforms are on the right |
| Information |
| Type: |
National Rail (London, Tilbury & Southend Line) &
Transport for London (District, Hammersmith &
City & Jubilee Lines, Docklands Light Railway) |
| Station code: |
WEH/ZWZ |
| Opened: |
1901 |
| Platforms: |
8 |
The station was opened in 1901 by the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway as part of an agreement with Thames Ironworks Football Club, which changed it's name to West Ham in 1900, the station also taking this name. Though the football club moved to a new ground further away from the station in 1904!
The Metropolitan District Railway began operating through West Ham in 1902. The station became part of the LMS Railway in 1923 and was renamed
West Ham (Manor Road) the following year [1]. It kept this name until 1969 when the station was transferred to the London Underground and changed back to it's original name. A low level island platform was built in 1979 for North London Line services.
The station was rebuilt in 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension project [2]. National Rail services from
London Fenchurch Street were also restored. The Docklands Light Railway began operating through West Ham from 2011 replacing the North London Line.
[2] J.E. Connor, Branch Lines Around North Woolwich (Middleton Press, 2001) Fig. 34
