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Hackney Road is a London arterial route running fromShoreditch Church inLondon Borough of Hackney toCambridge Heath in theLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets. The route runs along the northern edge ofBethnal Green and southern edge ofHaggerston. It lies close to the border between the boroughs of London Boroughs of Hackney and Tower Hamlets.
In recent years,[when?] Hackney Road has begun to experience thegentrification of nearbyColumbia Road orBroadway Market. Despite this, a number of derelict buildings still remain, including the empty Children's Hospital. The road also hasstriptease venues such asBrowns andThe Olde Axe (Clifton 2002), a bingo hall, fast-food outlets and building sites.Hackney City Farm is located at the junction of (intersection with) Goldsmith's Row on the northern (Hackney) side of the road. Next to the farm isHaggerston Park.
In 2008 a 178-room Days Hotel London Shoreditch opened at the junction with Pritchard's Road. This has since become the RE Hotel London Shoreditch.
Hackney Road is served by theLondon bus26 and55.Cambridge Heath station is situated at the east end of Hackney Road, at the junction with Cambridge Heath Road. The west end of Hackney Road is served by London Overground services fromHoxton railway station.
On 21 July 2005 at 13:30 BST asmall explosion occurred on the Number 26 bus travelling fromWaterloo toHackney Wick, on theHaggerston side of Hackney Road at the corner with Columbia Road inBethnal Green. There were no fatalities in theexplosion.
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