Dagenham East tube station

Dagenham East
Station entrance
Dagenham East Location of Dagenham East in Greater London
Location	Dagenham
Local authority	London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	3
Fare zone	5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	2.29 million
2013	2.42 million
2014	2.66 million
2015	2.86 million
Railway companies
Original company	London, Tilbury and Southend Railway
Pre-grouping	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 May 1885	Opened as Dagenham
2 June 1902	District line started
30 September 1905	District line withdrawn
1932	Station expanded
12 September 1932	District line restarted
1 May 1949	Station renamed Dagenham East
1962	London–Southend withdrawn
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°32′40″N 0°09′56″E / 51.5444°N 0.1656°E / 51.5444; 0.1656Coordinates: 51°32′40″N 0°09′56″E / 51.5444°N 0.1656°E / 51.5444; 0.1656

Dagenham East is a London Underground station on the District line, located in the suburb of Dagenham, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. The station is in Zone 5 and is located between Dagenham Heathway to the west and Elm Park to the east. The station has moderate usage for a suburban station, with approximately 2 million exits or entrances a year. The station was opened as a main line station in 1885 and was called Dagenham. The current station buildings date from the introduction of electric services in 1932 and of typical railway architectural style for the period, with little trace remaining of the station's Victorian origins. In 2006 the station was extensively refurbished by Metronet.

The station was initially opened as a main line station on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in 1885, on a new branch connecting London with Southend by a more direct route than the existing service via Rainham. Dagenham was already served by a station on the original route at Dagenham Dock, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the south. The new station was opened as Dagenham, with the main station buildings on the up platform, which is now disused. From 1902 to 1905 the station was served by trains of the District Railway, who connected to the main line at a junction at Bow. The station was in a rural location until the building of the Becontree estate, of which it was on the eastern perimeter.

London, Tilbury and Southend Railway operation passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway and in 1932 an additional set of tracks were constructed between Barking and Upminster. The current station structures originate from this period. The new tracks were electrified and permitted the District line to operate as far Upminster for the first time since 1905. An additional station was opened at Heathway in 1932 and Dagenham East was renamed to its current name in 1949. The station was predominantly served by the electric London Underground services and the main line platforms were eventually decommissioned in 1962, when those lines were overhead electrified. After nationalisation of the railways in 1948 management of the station passed to British Railways and in 1969 ownership transferred to the London Underground.