| West India Docks | |
|---|---|
 West India Dock Station, showing viaduct overWest India Dock Road | |
| Location | Poplar |
| Owner | |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 6 July 1840 (1840-07-06) | Opened |
| 4 May 1926 (1926-05-04) | Closed |
| Other information | |
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West India Docks was a railway station in thePoplar, east London, that was opened by theCommercial Railway (later the London and Blackwall Railway) in 1840. It was situated betweenLimehouse andMillwall Junction stations, 2 miles 35 chains (3.9 km) down-line fromFenchurch Street. As the name implies, the station served theWest India Docks in theMetropolitan Borough of Poplar, though it was located on the north side of the northernmost of the three docks; the LBR was later extended to a newMillwall Docks station to serve the other two docks.
West India Docks station opened on 6 July 1840. It was closed to passenger service on 4 May 1926,[1][2] along with the rest of the LBR east ofStepney. The station, including its timber platforms, was demolished in 1931-34 and today no trace of it remains, and the surrounding area has been heavily redeveloped. The station was located at the junction of Garford Street and West India Dock Road, west of the modern-day Aspen Way. TheDocklands Light Railway line betweenWestferry andWest India Quay runs through the station site, although the viaduct it runs on has been completely rebuilt.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Limehouse Line and station closed | Great Eastern Railway London and Blackwall Railway | Millwall Junction Line and station closed | ||
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Absorbed by theGreat Eastern Railway in 1866► | ||||||||
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