| South Dock | |
|---|---|
| Location | Isle of Dogs |
| Owner | |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Key dates | |
| 29 July 1872 (1872-07-29) | Opened |
| 4 May 1926 (1926-05-04) | Closed |
| Other information | |
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South Dock was a railway station on theIsle of Dogs in east London. It was betweenMillwall Junction andMillwall Docks on the Millwall Extension Railway (MER) branch of theLondon and Blackwall Railway (LBR) which opened to goods traffic on 18 December 1871 and to passenger services on 29 July 1872.[1] The station was on the northern side of the South Dock of theWest India Docks, near the eastern end. It had anisland platform as it was the only passing loop on the branch.[2] The station buildings were of timber with a slate roof. Platform was brick faced. Station was staffed entirely by dock employees, company issued its own tickets.[3]
The station was renamedSouth West India Dock in July 1881 but reverted to its original name ofSouth Dock in May 1895. It stood in a relatively isolated location in the docks area, some distance from the nearest road. Passenger usage of the station was always light and services to it, and the rest of the MER extension, ceased in May 1926, though goods services continued until the demise of the docks in the 1970s. Extensive rebuilding in the 1980sDocklands redevelopment has left no trace of the station or the line (theDocklands Light Railway reuses much of the LBR's route but runs further to the west in this area to serveCanary Wharf). Until the mid-2010s, the site was occupied by aBT telecommunications building. As of 2021, it is occupied by the 20 Water Street building, part of theWood Wharf development.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Millwall Junction Line and station closed | Great Eastern Railway London and Blackwall Railway | Millwall Docks Line and station closed | ||
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