Haggerston railway station
Haggerston LMS | |
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2 September 1867 | Opened |
6 May 1940 | Closed. After closure, station building bomb damaged 7 October 1940. |
27 April 2010 | Rebuilt and Reopened[2] |
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Coordinates | 51°32′19″N 0°04′31″W / 51.5386°N 0.0754°W |
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Haggerston is a
The station is located on the Kingsland Viaduct at the junction of Arbutus Street and Frederick Terrace, near Kingsland Road. The main entrance is in Lee Street.[3]
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History
Early history (1867-1923)
When the East & West India Docks & Birmingham Junction Railway (known as the
The original railway had three tracks and the station had three platform faces. It was situated on a viaduct and was a flat roofed square two storey station building located on Lee Street. Connor suggests the ticket office was at street level and stairs took you up to platform level which were accommodated within the building. The station, which was originally going to be named De-Beauvoir Town was opened on 2 September 1867.[4] It is not known at this juncture whether there were offices or platform level passenger facilities on the top floor of the building. The island platform was accessed by a subway and steps.[5]
A fourth track which did not have a platform face was added in 1872 and used by goods trains to and from Broad Street goods depots.[6]
The signal box was located north of the station between the two sets of running lines.
The
In 1916 the two westerly lines were electrified for Broad Street to Richmond services and the two sets of running lines were known as No. 2 Electrics (west side of viaduct) and No 1 Steam (east side of the viaduct). The electric services did not call at Haggerston as there was no fourth platform provided.[8]
Services
It was initially served by local services from
London Midland & Scottish Railway (1923-1940)
Following the
Sunday services to Poplar were withdrawn on 29 January 1940.[9] Following that, services were withdrawn on 6 May 1940 as an economy measure during World War II and the following October the station building was badly damaged by enemy bombs.[6] The signal box was damaged by a further raid in April 1941 and was not replaced.
After closure (1940-2010)
The Poplar service continued to pass through Haggerston but this was withdrawn on 15 May 1944 due to bomb damage between Dalston and Poplar and declining passenger numbers.[5]
The station building was demolished in December 1946.
The "Steam" lines (also known as No 1 lines) were lifted sometime during the 1970s and traffic declined at Broad Street until that station was closed on 30 June 1986 with the former No 2 electric lines being lifted soon after.[10] After that the trackbed through the station remained overgrown and unused.
The new station (2010-present day)
The
The new station was designed by Acanthus LW Architects.[3] The design features towers that serve to strengthen the station's urban presence and recall the language of London's stations of the 1930s designed by Charles Holden. The building is clad externally in precast concrete with screens of cast glass planks. Internally, the building features orange mosaic tiling and a large mural to Edmond Halley, who was born in the area.
The station was opened to the general public on 27 April 2010 with a limited service running between Dalston Junction and New Cross or New Cross Gate. On 23 May 2010 services were extended from New Cross Gate to West Croydon or Crystal Palace, whilst through trains to Clapham Junction began operating at the December 2012 timetable change.
The former up platform remains (as of 2018) but the original island platform was removed during construction.
Services (2012)
Services are provided by London Overground. As of December 2012[update] the off-peak service is:[11]
- 4 trains per hour (tph) to New Cross via Surrey Quays
- 4 tph to South London Line
- 4 tph to Crystal Palace via Surrey Quays
- 4 tph to West Croydonvia Surrey Quays
- 16 tph to Highbury & Islington
Connections
Line
Preceding station | London Overground | Following station | ||
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Dalston Junction towards Highbury & Islington or Dalston Junction
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East London line | Hoxton | ||
Historical railways | ||||
Dalston Junction Line and station open |
London and North Western Railway North London Railway |
Shoreditch Line open, station closed |
References
- ^ Office of Rail Regulation. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ BBC London:The new East London Line opens to the public. Retrieved 27 April 2010
- ^ a b "Projects, Haggeston Station". Acanthus LW Architects. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ Catford, Nick. "Haggerston station". Disused stations. Nick Catford. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ^ ISBN 9 781854144331.
- ^ ISBN 1 873793 944.
- ^ The National Archives, RAIL 529/32 – NLR Board Minute No 6940 of 14 January 1909
- ISBN 1 873793 944.
- ISBN 0-901461-16-4.
- ISBN 9 781854144331.
- ^ "Timetable: Highbury & Islington to West Croydon/Clapham Junction" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 25 February 2013.
- ^ "Haggerston Station". TfL. Retrieved 17 May 2020.