Limehouse station

Limehouse
The Docklands Light Railway platforms at Limehouse, 2013
Limehouse Location of Limehouse in Greater London
Location	Limehouse
Local authority	Tower Hamlets
Managed by	c2c Docklands Light Railway
Owner	Network Rail Docklands Light Railway
Station code	LHS
DfT category	E
Number of platforms	4
Accessible	Yes
Fare zone	2
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2012	6.979 million
2013	7.391 million
2014	7.908 million
2015	8.340 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	3.358 million
2012–13	3.248 million
2013–14	3.251 million
2014–15	3.195 million
2015–16	3.101 million
Railway companies
Original company	Commercial Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Eastern Railway
Post-grouping	London and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1840	Opened as Stepney by LBR
1850	LBER platforms opened
1923	Renamed Stepney East
1926	LBR platforms closed
11 May 1987	Renamed Limehouse
31 July 1987	DLR platforms opened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°30′45″N 0°02′23″W / 51.5124°N 0.0397°W / 51.5124; -0.0397Coordinates: 51°30′45″N 0°02′23″W / 51.5124°N 0.0397°W / 51.5124; -0.0397

Limehouse is a National Rail and connected Docklands Light Railway (DLR) interchange station in Limehouse in Greater London, England. The station is situated in the East End of London and served by regional services operated by c2c to and from Fenchurch Street, and by the DLR to and from Tower Gateway or Bank. On the main line, Limehouse is located 1 mile 55 chains (2.7 km) down-line 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 along the line. 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.

The station was opened on 6 July 1840 by the Commercial Railway, located in the parish of Stepney within the hamlet of Ratcliff. It was named Stepney, lying between Shadwell and a separate station called Limehouse, located within the Limehouse parish. The initial train service operated between a temporary terminus at Minories and Blackwall until 2 August 1841 when Fenchurch Street opened; the Commercial Railway was then renamed the London and Blackwall Railway (LBR). The service was a rope-powered operation and it was not until 15 February 1849 that steam operation commenced.