Calling at... British railway stations: Shadwell (SDE/ZSW)

Shadwell is a stop on the London Overground East London Line between Whitechapel and Wapping. The adjacent DLR station is between Tower Gateway / Bank and Limehouse.

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Information
Type:	Transport for London (London Overground & Docklands Light Railway)
Station code:	SDE (Overground) ZSW (DLR)
Opened:	1876 (Original) 1987 (DLR)
Platforms:	4

The station was opened by the East London Railway in 1876. Between 1900 and 1918 the station was known as Shadwell & St George-in-the-East but reverted back to the original name thereafter. The station was served by the District and Metropolitan Railways and later became part of the London Underground's East London Line. The East London Line station was closed between 2007 and 2010 before being re-opened as part of the London Overground.

The original ticket hall was replaced in 1983 [1]. Interchange was the DLR station was improved with a gated access point to the North of the station. The station has two facing platforms underground with a surface level ticket office.

Shadwell DLR station is officially a different station though is adjacent to the London Overground station [2] (less than fifty metres away). It opened in 1987 as one of the original DLR stations. The station has an island platform on a viaduct with entry at surface level. The London, Tilbury and Southend Line out of London Fenchurch Street passes the DLR station (though there is no physical connection).