South Dock Railway Station
The station was renamed South West India Dock in July 1881 but reverted to its original name of South 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 1980s Docklands redevelopment has left no trace of the station or the line (the Docklands Light Railway reuses much of the LBR's route but runs further to the west in this area to serve Canary Wharf). Until the mid-2010s, the site was occupied by a BT telecommunications building. As of 2021, it is occupied by the 20 Water Street building, part of the Wood Wharf development.
References
- ^ London's Lost Railways, C Klapper, 1976, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd. ISBN 0-7100-8378-5
- ^ The Forgotten Stations of Greater London, J.Connor and B.Halford ISBN 0-947699-17-1,
- ^ Disused Stations: South Dock Station
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Millwall Junction Line and station closed |
Great Eastern Railway London and Blackwall Railway |
Millwall Docks Line and station closed |
51°30′09″N 0°00′46″W / 51.5026°N 0.0129°W