Poplar (East India Dock Road) railway station
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Poplar railway station was a railway station on the East India Dock Road in Poplar
, London
. It opened in 1850 and after 1865 was the southern passenger terminus of the North London Railway
(NLR), although goods trains ran on to connect to the London and Blackwall Railway
for the East India Docks
or to the Millwall Extension Railway for the West India Docks
.
The station may be referred to as "Poplar railway station" but the London & Blackwall Railway had a Poplar railway station
on Brunswick Street, near the northern entrance of the Blackwall Tunnel
. Neither station was on the site of the current Poplar DLR station
.
Poplar (East India Road) closed permanently in 1944 when World War II
bombing cut the NLR east of Dalston Junction
. In the 1980s the Docklands Light Railway
took over the Poplar-Bow line and All Saints DLR station
was built on the 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...
. It opened in 1850 and after 1865 was the southern passenger terminus of the North London Railway
North London Railway
The North London Railway was a railway company that opened lines connecting the north of London to the East and West India Docks. The main east to west route is now part the North London Line. Other lines operated by the company fell into disuse, but were later revived as part of the Docklands...
(NLR), although goods trains ran on to connect to 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...
for the East India Docks
East India Docks
The East India Docks was a group of docks in Blackwall, east London, north-east of the Isle of Dogs. Today only the entrance basin remains.-History:...
or to the Millwall Extension Railway for 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:...
.
The station may be referred to as "Poplar railway station" but the London & Blackwall Railway had a Poplar railway station
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 Brunswick Street, near the northern entrance of the Blackwall Tunnel
Blackwall Tunnel
The Blackwall Tunnel is a pair of road tunnels underneath the River Thames in east London, linking the London Borough of Tower Hamlets with the London Borough of Greenwich, and part of the A102 road. The northern portal lies just south of the East India Dock Road in Blackwall; the southern...
. Neither station was on the site of the current Poplar DLR station
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...
.
Poplar (East India Road) closed permanently in 1944 when World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
bombing cut the NLR east of Dalston Junction
Dalston Junction railway station
Dalston Junction railway station is in the Dalston area of the London Borough of Hackney at the crossroad of Dalston Lane, Kingsland Road and Balls Pond Road...
. In the 1980s 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...
took over the Poplar-Bow line and All Saints DLR station
All Saints DLR station
All Saints DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway in east London. It is named after the nearby All Saints, Poplar, a church dating from 1821-3. The station entrance is on the East India Dock Road, opposite Chrisp Street Market....
was built on the site.