Limehouse station
| Limehouse | |
|---|---|
The Docklands Light Railway platforms at Limehouse, 2013 | |
| Location | Limehouse |
| Local authority | London Borough of Tower Hamlets |
| Managed by | c2c Docklands Light Railway |
| Owner | Network Rail Transport for London |
| Station code(s) | LHS |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 2 |
| DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
| 2019 | 9.781 million |
| 2020 | 3.958 million |
| 2021 | 4.799 million |
| 2022 | 7.330 million |
| 2023 | 8.540 million |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2019–20 | 3.528 million |
| 2020–21 | 1.045 million |
| 2021–22 | 1.840 million |
| 2022–23 | 2.440 million |
| 2023–24 | 2.475 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Commercial Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 6 July 1840 | Opened as Stepney by LBR |
| 28 September 1850 | LBER platforms opened |
| 1 July 1923 | Renamed Stepney East |
| 3 May 1926 | LBR platforms closed |
| 11 May 1987 | Renamed Limehouse |
| 31 August 1987 | DLR platforms opened |
| Other information | |
| External links | |
| Coordinates | 51°30′45″N 0°02′23″W / 51.5124°N 0.0397°W |
| London transport portal | |
Limehouse is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Limehouse, London, England. It is served by regional services operated by c2c to and from Fenchurch Street and by light metro services provided by the DLR to and from Tower Gateway or Bank. On the main line, Limehouse is located 1 mile 58 chains (2.8 km) from Fenchurch Street and the following station is West Ham; on the DLR it is between Shadwell and Westferry in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station was opened by the Commercial Railway (later the London and Blackwall Railway) in 1840 with the name Stepney. At that time, the Commercial Railway had a separate station named Limehouse one stop to the east. Stepney was renamed Stepney East in 1923, and in 1926 the other Limehouse station was closed. Stepney East adopted the current Limehouse name in 1987, just before the DLR opened.