Shadwell railway station

This article is about the London Overground station. For the Docklands Light Railway station, see Shadwell DLR station. For the London and Blackwall Railway station, see Shadwell & St. George's East railway station.

Shadwell
Shadwell Location of Shadwell in Greater London
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
National Rail annual entry and exit
2019–20	4.883 million
2020–21	1.245 million
2021–22	3.095 million
2022–23	3.706 million
2023–24	3.934 million
Key dates
1876	Opened
2007	Closed
27 April 2010	Reopened
Other information
External links	Departures Facilities
Coordinates	51.5112°N 0.0569°W / 51.5112; -0.0569
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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 Travelcard Zone 2. Both platforms, which are located underground, are decorated with enamel panels designed by Sarah McMenemy in 1995.

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 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. 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.

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. 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.

References

Preceding station	London Overground			Following station
Whitechapel towards Highbury & Islington or Dalston Junction		Windrush line East London line		Wapping towards New Cross, Clapham Junction, Crystal Palace or West Croydon
Out of system interchange
Preceding station	DLR			Following station
Tower Gateway Terminus		Docklands Light Railway transfer at Shadwell		Limehouse towards Lewisham, Stratford, Beckton or Woolwich Arsenal
Bank Terminus
Former services
Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) towards Hammersmith		Metropolitan line (1884–1906) (1913–39)		Wapping towards New Cross or New Cross Gate
St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) towards Wimbledon, Richmond, Ealing Broadway or South Harrow		District line (1884–1905)		Wapping towards New Cross Gate
Whitechapel towards Shoreditch		East London line (1913–2006)		Wapping towards New Cross or New Cross Gate