Shadwell railway station

Shadwell
Shadwell Location of Shadwell in Greater London
Location	Shadwell
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Overground
Owner	Transport for London
Station code	SDE
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	2
OSI	Shadwell
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	1.659 million
2012–13	2.028 million
2013–14	2.126 million
2014–15	2.673 million
2015–16	4.976 million
Key dates
1876	Opened
2007	Closed
27 April 2010	Reopened
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°30′40″N 0°03′25″W / 51.5112°N 0.0569°W / 51.5112; -0.0569Coordinates: 51°30′40″N 0°03′25″W / 51.5112°N 0.0569°W / 51.5112; -0.0569

Shadwell is a station on the East London Line in Shadwell within the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, Greater London and is served by National Rail London Overground services under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London, however there is no standard red National Rail "double arrow" logo signage located at the station, instead only the Overground roundel. The station is between Whitechapel to the north and Wapping to the south. It is located near to Shadwell DLR station. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2.

The Overground station is underground (the DLR station is on a viaduct).

The Overground platforms are decorated with enamel panels designed by Sarah McMenemy in 1995.

The original station was one of the oldest on the network, and was built over a spring. First opened by the East London Railway on 10 April 1876, it was first served by the District Railway and Metropolitan Railway on 1 October 1884. It was renamed Shadwell & St. George-in-the-East on 1 July 1900 but reverted to its original name in 1918. In 1983, a new ticket hall was built on Cable Street, replacing the original building in Watney Street, which was demolished in May 2010. Access to the station platforms was through lifts or stairs. The station was closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London Line's Thames Tunnel. The typical off-peak East London Line service from the station was:

The station closed on 22 December 2007, reopened on 27 April 2010 for a preview service to New Cross and New Cross Gate, and from 23 May 2010, the latter service extended to West Croydon / Crystal Palace operated within the London Overground network. A new gated northern access fronting Cornwall Street has been added, easing interchange with the Shadwell DLR station, whilst the rest of the station was also heavily refurbished.