Millwall Junction railway station
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Millwall Junction railway station was a railway station in Poplar
, London
, on the London and Blackwall Railway
. Despite the name, it wasn't actually in Millwall
, but rather marked where the L&BR southern branch to Millwall and North Greenwich
, which served the West India Docks
left the main line. It was between West India Docks
and Poplar
on the main line, with South Dock
the next stop on the Millwall branch.
It was opened on 12 December 1871, the same time as the L&BR's southern branch down to Millwall Docks opened, with three platforms - two on the line to Blackwall and a single one serving the branch line to North Greenwich. The station was rebuilt in 1888, and remained open until 3 May 1926 when all passenger services on the L&BR east of Stepney
were withdrawn, and Millwall Junction was closed. Goods services ran through until the 1960s. The station buildings were demolished in 1965 and the platforms removed in 1985 for the construction of the Docklands Light Railway
(DLR). The DLR's junction east of Poplar
now occupies the station site.
Poplar, London
Poplar is a historic, mainly residential area of the East End of London in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It is about east of Charing Cross. Historically a hamlet in the parish of Stepney, Middlesex, in 1817 Poplar became a civil parish. In 1855 the Poplar District of the Metropolis was...
, London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, on the London and Blackwall Railway
London and Blackwall Railway
Originally called the Commercial Railway, the London and Blackwall Railway was a railway line in east London, England. It ran from the Minories to Blackwall via Stepney, with a branch line to the Isle of Dogs, thus connecting central London to many of London's docks in the 19th and 20th centuries...
. Despite the name, it wasn't actually in Millwall
Millwall
Millwall is an area in London, on the western side of the Isle of Dogs, in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. It lies to the south of the developments at West India Docks, including Canary Wharf.-History:...
, but rather marked where the L&BR southern branch to Millwall and North Greenwich
North Greenwich railway station
North Greenwich was a railway station in Millwall, east London. It was located on the north side of the River Thames near Island Gardens, and is not to be confused with the modern-day North Greenwich tube station, which is located on the south side of the river, a mile downstream on the Greenwich...
, which served the West India Docks
West India Docks
The West India Docks are a series of three docks on the Isle of Dogs in London, the first of which opened in 1802. The docks closed to commercial traffic in 1980 and the Canary Wharf development was built on the site.-History:...
left the main line. It was between West India Docks
West India Docks railway station
West India Docks railway station was a railway station in the north of the Isle of Dogs, London, on the London and Blackwall Railway, between Limehouse and Millwall Junction stations...
and Poplar
Poplar railway station
Poplar railway station was a railway station in Poplar, London that was on the London and Blackwall Railway between Millwall Junction and Blackwall....
on the main line, with South Dock
South Dock railway station
South Dock railway station was a station in the Isle of Dogs, east London. It was between Millwall Junction and Millwall Docks stations on the Millwall Extension Railway branch of the London and Blackwall Railway which opened to goods traffic on 18 December 1871and to passengers on 29 July 1872...
the next stop on the Millwall branch.
It was opened on 12 December 1871, the same time as the L&BR's southern branch down to Millwall Docks opened, with three platforms - two on the line to Blackwall and a single one serving the branch line to North Greenwich. The station was rebuilt in 1888, and remained open until 3 May 1926 when all passenger services on the L&BR east of Stepney
Limehouse station
Limehouse station is a railway station located in the Limehouse district of east London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is served by Docklands Light Railway services and by National Rail services operated by c2c out of Fenchurch Street station...
were withdrawn, and Millwall Junction was closed. Goods services ran through until the 1960s. The station buildings were demolished in 1965 and the platforms removed in 1985 for the construction of the Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
(DLR). The DLR's junction east of Poplar
Poplar DLR station
Poplar is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in Travelcard Zone 2. It is served by three of the six regular routes on the DLR making it one of the busiest stations on the network in terms of services.-History:Long before the opening of the DLR in 1987, there had been three stations with the...
now occupies the station site.