North Woolwich line

NORTH WOOLWICH LINE

Opened in 1846 between Stratford and Canning Town, the line was extended to North Woolwich the following year. Services were extended north to Palace Gates in 1887 although that line (northwards from Seven Sisters) was closed to passengers in 1963.|
In 1979 the North Woolwich branch was incorporated into the North London Line, pre-empting the closure of the Broad Street line (Broad Street station had hitherto provided the eastern terminus for the North London Line).

STRATFORD MARKET

(1847 - 1959)

Built to serve the area of Stratford for Central London bound trains from North Woolwich (using the Southern Curve which branched off before reaching Stratford station), its usefulness was diminished when through services to Central London ceased in 1940.

The location of Stratford Market station, five minutes walking distance from the main Stratford station.

View south from Stratford station of Stratford Market station building. The left hand pair of tracks currently belong to the North London Line; the Docklands Light Railway is due to take over this route as far south as Canning Town as part of its line to Stratford International station. A new station, Stratford High Street, on the former site of Stratford Market, will be built on the other (southern) side of the bridge.

The right hand pair of tracks here belong to the Jubilee Line.

(June 2006)

Opposing (northward) view of the slight platform and brickwork remains.

(Oct 2006)

(June 2006)

Western view of the station building.

(June 2006)

Widening of the road has left very little pedestrian space in front of the station building.

(June 2006)

WEST HAM

(1979 - present)

Although the District Line has had a station here since 1901, a connecting North London Line station was only built in 1979. Two decades later, the Jubilee Line added another set of platforms.

The North London Line platforms will be closed until the DLR takes over this stretch of track. The remaining parts of the station will be unaffected.

Northward view with the Jubilee line on the left.

(Nov 2005)

(Nov 2005)

The eastbound platform. The platforms on this stretch of track are on a north/south axis.

(Nov 2005)

View from the westbound platform of an arriving North Woolwich train on the eastbound platform.

(Nov 2005)

CANNING TOWN

(1st station: 1847 - 1888
2nd station: 1888 - 1995
3rd station: 1995 - present)

This station has been moved three times and rebuilt a remarkable five times.

The site of the second station. The platforms originally were on the outside of the tracks but an island platform was built during reconstruction of the station in 1979.

The first station was situated slightly to the south, between this area and the current (third) station location. Rebuilding of the area for the arrival of the Jubilee line left no tangible remains of either of the first two stations.

(Dec 2006)

The new station.

(Oct 2006)

(Oct 2006 )

The westbound platform looking east. The Jubilee line platforms are to the right and above them the DLR platforms.

(Oct 2006)

(Oct 2006)

Eastbound platform.

(Oct 2006)

Reference: London Railways by Edwin Course. B T Batsford Ltd, London, 1962.

North Woolwich Line: Custom House - Silvertown