Shadwell railway station
London Overground station
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Shadwell is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in Shadwell, East London. The station is between Whitechapel station to the north and Wapping to the south, in London fare zone 2. Both platforms, which are located underground, are decorated with enamel panels designed by Sarah McMenemy[4] in 1995.
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Interactive map of Shadwell | |
| General information | |
| Location | Shadwell |
| Local authority | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Managed by | London Overground |
| Owner | |
| Station code | SDE |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| OSI | Shadwell  [1] |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2020–21 |  1.245 million[2] |
| 2021–22 |  3.095 million[2] |
| 2022–23 | 3.706 million[2] |
| 2023–24 | 3.934 million[2] |
| 2024–25 | 3.917 million[2] |
| Key dates | |
| 10 April 1876 | Opened |
| 22 December 2007 | Closed |
| 27 April 2010[3] | Reopened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51.5112°N 0.0569°W |
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Shadwell was formerly a London Underground station on the East London line until 2007, when the East London line extension project converted the station to Overground operation. There is an official out-of-station interchange with Shadwell DLR station on the Docklands Light Railway, located 60 metres (200 ft) walk away.
History
London Underground
The original station was opened in the parish of Stepney and 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
The 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
All times below are correct as of the December 2012 timetables.
London Overground
Windrush line
There is a service every 3–5 minutes throughout the day on the Windrush line.[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
London Buses routes 100, 339 and D3 serve the station.[8]
