Dagenham Dock railway station
Dagenham Dock 
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 Dagenham Dock
Location of Dagenham Dock in Barking and Dagenham
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| Location | Dagenham Dock |
| Local authority | London Borough of Barking and Dagenham |
| Managed by | c2c |
| Owner | Network Rail |
| Station code | DDK |
| DfT category | E |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | Yes |
| Fare zone | 5 |
| National Rail annual entry and exit | |
| 2011–12 |
 0.351 million |
| 2012–13 |
 0.333 million |
| 2013–14 |
0.362 million |
| 2014–15 |
0.370 million |
| 2015–16 |
0.318 million |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | London, Tilbury and Southend Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 July 1908 | Opened |
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| WGS84 | 51°31′34″N 0°08′47″E / 51.52611°N 0.14638°ECoordinates: 51°31′34″N 0°08′47″E / 51.52611°N 0.14638°E |
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Dagenham Dock railway station is on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line serving the industrial areas, including the Ford assembly plant, around Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London. It is 10 miles 45 chains (17.0 km) down-line from London Fenchurch Street and it is situated between Barking to the west and Rainham to the east. Its three-letter station code is DDK and it is within Travelcard zone 5.
It was opened in 1908. The station and all trains serving it are currently operated by c2c. High Speed 1 and some freight tracks run parallel, however these are not directly accessible from the platforms. It is also an interchange with the East London Transit bus service.
The station opened on 1 July 1908; it was on the original route of the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway, but was not one of the original stations.
On 18 December 1931, a freight train became divided at Dagenham Dock. Due to a signalman's error, a passenger train ran into the rear portion of the freight. Two people were killed and several were injured in the incident.
Although the station is relatively poorly served and located in an industrial area, there are plans to redevelop the area as London Riverside. Under these plans the station has become the southern terminus of phase one of the East London Transit and it is proposed that an eastern extension of the Docklands Light Railway would terminate here.
Situated to the immediate west of the station, the Ripple Lane inter-modal freight depot was originally developed to supply parts from across Europe to the Ford Dagenham plant. Today it has become a base for various continental freight services.
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