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| Silvertown | |
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 In April 2006 a single track and platform were still in use, with disused infrastructure still visible adjacent | |
  Silvertown Location of Silvertown in Greater London | |
| Location | Silvertown |
| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
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| Station code | SVW |
| Number of platforms | 1 (originally 2) |
| Fare zone | 3 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2002–03 |  49,328[1] |
| 2004–05 |  22,563[1] |
| 2005–06 | 24,765[1] |
| 2006–07 | 250,771[1] |
| Key dates | |
| 19 June 1863 (1863-06-19) | Opened asSilvertown |
| 4 October 1987 | RenamedSilvertown and London City Airport |
| 29 May 1994 | Closed |
| 29 October 1995 | Reopened |
| 30 September 2001 | RenamedSilvertown[2] |
| 9 December 2006 (2006-12-09) | Closed |
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| Coordinates | 51°30′07″N0°02′43″E / 51.5019°N 0.0452°E /51.5019; 0.0452 |
 London transport portal | |
Silvertown railway station was on theNorth London Line (NLL) serving theSilvertown area of eastLondon, the station and the eastern section of the line it was on were closed in 2006. It was situated betweenCustom House (now aDocklands Light Railway andElizabeth line station) andNorth Woolwich, the eastern terminus of the line.
Silvertown was opened in 1863 by theGreat Eastern Railway,[3] on the route of the formerEastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway, with two tracks and platforms. A decline in use of the line led to the removal of one of the two tracks in 1980, leaving just one platform to serve trains in both directions. North Woolwich was also reduced to one platform. Afterthird rail electrification of the line in 1986 byBritish Rail, services were increased and the single-track section became a bottleneck. Prior to closure, the typical Monday to Saturday service frequency westbound towardsStratford and eastbound towards North Woolwich was one train every 30 minutes during the daytime, increasing to one every 20 minutes in the evening; one train called every 30 minutes all day on Sundays.
In 1973 a government report on the redevelopment of London's Docklands proposed an extension of the unbuiltFleet line fromCharing Cross viaFenchurch Street toWoolwich Arsenal, with stations on each side atCustom House and Woolwich Arsenal. The proposal was developed during the 1970s as the Fleet line developed into the Jubilee line. Although approved in 1980, financial constraints meant that the route was not proceeded with.[4] By the start of the 1990s new plans had been developed to extend the Jubilee line on a route south of the River Thames towards Stratford.
AfterLondon City Airport opened nearby there was an attempt to offer the station for connection to the airport, the station being renamedSilvertown and London City Airport on 4 October 1987,[3] but the walk through adjacent side streets, and the relatively infrequent service, which was peripheral rather than into central London, led to little usage of the airport interchange.
The Docklands Light RailwayWoolwich Arsenal branch now provides a substitute service for much of this part of the NLL; the nearest DLR station to the disused Silvertown station isLondon City Airport.
The remaining station buildings and platforms were demolished in 2012[5] as part of the construction ofCrossrail, byVinci, the contractor responsible for the reconditioning of the Connaught tunnel.[6] Despite talk of constructing a replacement station nearby, this has not been provided for in theCrossrail Act 2008.[6] Nevertheless, passive provision will be made for a station shortly to the east in the event of development of nearby properties.[7][8]
Currently,[when?] there are proposals from London City Airport to fund the construction of a £50 million Crossrail station so as to serve London City Airport. However,Transport for London require a formal feasibility study from City Airport to be completed. This is so that progress of the Crossrail project would not be affected by station's construction.[9][10]
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