Upminster Bridge tube station

Upminster Bridge
Entrance on Upminster Road
Upminster Bridge Location of Upminster Bridge in Greater London
Location	Upminster Bridge
Local authority	London Borough of Havering
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	6
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	1.10 million
2013	1.10 million
2014	1.14 million
2015	1.15 million
Railway companies
Original company	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1934	Opened
1948	Ownership transferred to British Railways
1969	Ownership transferred to London Transport
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°33′29″N 0°14′03″E / 51.558°N 0.2341°E / 51.558; 0.2341Coordinates: 51°33′29″N 0°14′03″E / 51.558°N 0.2341°E / 51.558; 0.2341

External images

Exterior of Upminster Bridge, British Railways station, 1956

Exterior of Upminster Bridge, LMS station, 1935

Upminster Bridge is a London Underground station on Upminster Road in the Upminster Bridge neighbourhood of the London Borough of Havering in northeast London, England. The station is on the District line and is the penultimate station on the eastern extremity of that line. The station was opened on 17 December 1934 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on the local electrified tracks between Upminster and Barking that were constructed in 1932. The main station building is of a distinctive polygonal design. It has relatively low usage for a suburban station with approximately 1 million entries and exits during 2011.

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway from Fenchurch Street and Barking was constructed through the Upminster Bridge area in 1885, with stations at Hornchurch and Upminster. The Whitechapel and Bow Railway opened in 1902 and allowed through services of the District Railway to operate to Upminster. The Metropolitan District converted to electric trains in 1905 and services were cut back to East Ham. Delayed by World War I, electrified tracks were extended by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway to Upminster and through services resumed in 1932. The District Railway was incorporated into London Transport in 1933, and became known as the District line.