Upminster Bridge
Entrance onUpminster Road
Upminster Bridge Location of Upminster Bridge in Greater London
Location	Upminster Bridge
Local authority	London Borough of Havering
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2020	0.79 million[1]
2021	0.51 million[2]
2022	0.74 million[3]
2023	0.84 million[4]
2024	0.74 million[5]
Railway companies
Original company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
17 December 1934	Opened
1 January 1948	Ownership transferred to British Railways
1 January 1969	Ownership transferred to London Transport
Other information
External links	TfL station info page
Coordinates	51°33′29″N0°14′03″E / 51.558°N 0.2341°E /51.558; 0.2341
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Upminster Bridge is aLondon Underground station in theUpminster Bridge neighbourhood of theLondon Borough of Havering, East London. It is on theDistrict line, betweenHornchurch andUpminster stations. It is 1.2 km (0.75 miles) along the line from the eastern terminus at Upminster and 22 km (14 miles) fromTower Hill in Central London. The station was opened on 17 December 1934 by theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway on the local electrified tracks between Upminster andBarking that were constructed in 1932. The main station building, onUpminster Road, is of a distinctive polygonal design byWilliam Henry Hamlyn. It has relatively low usage for a suburban station and was the least busy station on the District line in 2023. It is inLondon fare zone 6.

TheLondon, Tilbury and Southend Railway fromLondon Fenchurch Street and Barking was constructed through the Upminster Bridge area in 1885, with stations atHornchurch andUpminster.^[6] TheWhitechapel and Bow Railway opened in 1902 and allowed through-services of theDistrict Railway to operate to Upminster. The District Railway converted to electric trains in 1905 and services were cut back toEast Ham.^[a] Delayed byWorld War I, electrified tracks were extended by theLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) to Upminster and through-services resumed in 1932.^[6][7][8] The District Railway was incorporated intoLondon Transport in 1933 and became known as theDistrict line.^[9]

The new tracks built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway allowed additional intermediate stations to be constructed on the local lines between 1932 and 1935. Increased local demand was caused by the expansion of the built-up area of suburban London during theinterwar period. Theinfill station at Upminster Bridge was built to the designs of LMS architectWilliam Henry Hamlyn, drawing inspiration fromLondon Underground station architecture.^[10] It opened with platforms on the local electric lines on 17 December 1934.^[7] The station was operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway but was only served by District line trains.^[b][11][12] Afternationalisation of the railways in 1948 management of the station passed toBritish Railways.^[9] In 1969 ownership transferred to theLondon Underground.^[13]

In 2006, the station became one of the first on the network to operate without a staffed ticket office.^[14]

The station consists of a centralisland platform—numbered 1 for westbound and 2 for eastbound—between the tracks that are elevated on a railway embankment.^[15] There are four tracks through the site although there are no platforms for theLondon, Tilbury and Southend line. The full length of the platform is covered by a single canopy with a central waiting room and public toilet.^[16][17]

TheArt Deco red brick ticket office is located below platform level, to which it is connected by a subway and stairway. Although similar to the other single-storey station buildings on this part of the route, it is notable for its high atrium roof and polygonal shape.^[18] The floor is tiled with a reversedswastika pattern, a popular decorative design at the time the station was constructed.^[19] The station waslisted locally as a building of local heritage interest byHavering London Borough Council.^[20]

As part of thepublic–private partnership arrangement for maintenance of the London Underground, the station was refurbished byMetronet during 2005 and 2006. Works included provision of tactile strips and colour contrasted handrails for the visually impaired, installation ofclosed-circuit television cameras, passenger help points, new electronic departure information displays on the platforms, a new public address system and improved lighting.^[21] The station does not have step-free access from the platforms to the street.^[22]

The station is named after a nearby crossing of theRiver Ingrebourne.^[23] The river was the boundary between the ancient parishes ofHornchurch andUpminster and the station is located on the western Hornchurch side.^[24] The station is situated onUpminster Road in theLondon Borough of Havering and is flanked by aparade of shops. It is situated in a primarily residential area and is near toHavering Sixth Form College andHornchurch Stadium.^[25][26]

TheLondon Loop key walking route passes outside the station, and it forms the end point of section 22 fromHarold Wood and the starting point of section 23 toRainham.^[27][28] The station is located on the eastern extremity of the District line and is the penultimate station before the terminus at Upminster.^[29] Upminster station is 1.24 kilometres (0.77 mi) to the east of the station and Hornchurch is 1.26 kilometres (0.78 mi) to the west.^[30] It is 22 kilometres (14 mi) along the line fromTower Hill in central London.^[31] The station is 14 miles and 38 chains down the line fromFenchurch Street.^[32]

London Buses routes193,248 and370 serve the station, providing connections toCounty Park Estate,Cranham,Lakeside,Queen's Hospital andRomford.^[33]

External images
Exterior of Upminster Bridge, British Railways station, 1956
Exterior of Upminster Bridge, LMS station, 1935

Upminster Bridge station is on the eastern part of the District line in London fare zone 6. It is betweenHornchurch to the west andUpminster to the east. The typical off-peak service from the station is 12District line trains per hour to Upminster and 12 toEarl's Court, of which six continue toEaling Broadway and six continue toRichmond.^[34] Atpeak periods the number of trains per hour increases to 15 and some trains continue from Earl's Court toWimbledon.^[34] Services towards central London operate from approximately 05:00 to 23:45 and services to Upminster operate from approximately 06:00 to 01:30.^[35] The journey time to Upminster is approximately two minutes, to Barking 15 minutes and toTower Hill in central London 38 minutes.^[34]

Total number of passenger entries and exits at the station during the year is as follows:^[36]

With 0.84 million entries and exits in 2023, it ranked 259th busiest London Underground station. It was the least busy station on the District line.^[4]

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