Mile End tube station

Mile End
Mile End Location of Mile End in Greater London
Location	Mile End
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	14.06 million
2013	14.37 million
2014	15.60 million
2015	16.31 million
Railway companies
Original company	Whitechapel and Bow Railway
Key dates
1902	Opened
1946	Central line started
1950	Ownership transferred to London Transport
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°31′30″N 0°01′59″W / 51.525°N 0.033°W / 51.525; -0.033Coordinates: 51°31′30″N 0°01′59″W / 51.525°N 0.033°W / 51.525; -0.033

Mile End is a London Underground station in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in east London. It is served by the Hammersmith & City, District and Central lines. This station features a cross-platform interchange in both directions, with the Central line's tracks to the outside of the District and Hammersmith & City lines' tracks. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.

The station was opened in 1902 by the Whitechapel & Bow Railway. Electrified services started in 1905. The first services were provided by the District Railway (now the District line); the Metropolitan line followed in 1936. (In 1988 this section of the Metropolitan was renamed the Hammersmith & City line.) In 1946 the station was expanded and rebuilt as part of the Central line eastern extension, with services starting on 4 December 1946. The station passed to London Underground in 1950.

On 5 July 2007 a Central line train was derailed when it hit a roll of fire blanket, which had been blown out of a cross-passage between the two tunnels by the strong crosswinds.

In November 2009, part of a plastic barrier broke off from a departing train and struck three commuters. One woman suffered a 5 cm cut in her forehead, and London Underground Ltd faced a fine of up to £20,000 after admitting liability in the case.

Mile End is the only subterranean station on the network that offers cross-platform interchange between 'tube' (Central line) and 'sub-surface' (District and Hammersmith & City line) trains. The station takes its name from the A11 Mile End Road, which itself is named after a milestone signifying the point one mile (1.6 km) east of the boundary of the City of London. However, the stone's position was actually closer to Stepney Green than Mile End station itself, which is further east, on the junction with Burdett Road.