Shadwell is a London Overground station in Shadwell in East London. It was formerly a London Underground station on the East London line until 2007. The station is between Whitechapel to the north and Wapping to the south. It is located near to Shadwell DLR station. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2.
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| Location | Shadwell |
| Local authority | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | Transport for London |
| Station code(s) | SDE |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| OSI | Shadwell  [1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2018–19 |  5.087 million[2] |
| 2019–20 |  4.883 million[2] |
| 2020–21 | 1.245 million[2] |
| 2021–22 | 3.095 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 3.706 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 1876 | Opened |
| 2007 | Closed |
| 27 April 2010[3] | Reopened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′40″N 0°03′25″W / 51.5112°N 0.0569°W |
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The Overground station is underground (the DLR station is on a viaduct).
The Overground platforms are decorated with enamel panels designed by Sarah McMenemy[4] in 1995.
History
editLondon Underground
editThe 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:
- 9 tph to Whitechapel
- 5 tph to New Cross
- 4 tph to New Cross Gate
London Overground
editThe station closed on 22 December 2007; it reopened on 27 April 2010 for a preview service to New Cross and New Cross Gate, and from 23 May 2010, the latter service was extended to West Croydon / Crystal Palace, operated within the London Overground network.[5] 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.[6]
Services
editAll times below are correct as of the December 2012 timetables.
London Overground
editEast London Line
editThere is a service every 3–5 minutes throughout the day.[7] Current hourly off-peak frequency is:
- 16 tph to Dalston Junction, of which 8 continue to Highbury & Islington
- 4 tph to West Croydon
- 4 tph to Crystal Palace
- 4 tph to New Cross
- 4 tph to Clapham Junction via Peckham Rye
Connections
editLondon Buses routes 100, 339 and D3 serve the station.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Out of Station Interchanges" (XLSX). Transport for London. 16 June 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Estimates of station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ BBC London:The new East London Line opens to the public. Retrieved 27 April 2010
- ^ "Illustrator". Sarah McMenemy. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "East London Line reopening dubbed 'political stunt'". BBC News. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ "London Reconnections: ELL in Pictures: Shadwell, Shoreditch, Hoxton, Haggerston and Dalston Junction". Londonreconnections.blogspot.com. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2013.
- ^ [1] Archived 8 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Shadwell (Zone 2)". TfL. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
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| Whitechapel towards Highbury & Islington or Dalston Junction
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East London line | Wapping | ||
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| Preceding station | Following station | |||
| Tower Gateway Terminus
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Docklands Light Railway transfer at Shadwell
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Limehouse | ||
| Bank Terminus
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| Former services | ||||
| Preceding station | Following station | |||
| St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) towards Hammersmith
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Metropolitan line (1884–1906)
(1913–39) |
Wapping towards New Cross or New Cross Gate
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| St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) | District line (1884–1905)
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Wapping towards New Cross Gate
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| Whitechapel towards Shoreditch
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East London line (1913–2006)
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Wapping towards New Cross or New Cross Gate
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