Whitechapel station

Whitechapel
Original entrance on Whitechapel Road (closed, December 2015)
Whitechapel Location of Whitechapel in Greater London
Location	Whitechapel
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	Transport for London
Station code	ZLW
Number of platforms	4
Fare zone	2
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	13.04 million
2013	14.45 million
2014	12.89 million
2015	11.70 million
National Rail annual entry and exit
2011–12	3.644 million
2012–13	4.450 million
2013–14	4.398 million
2014–15	7.163 million
2015–16	13.997 million
Key dates
1876	Opening of ELR station
1884	Opening of DR station
1902	Rebuilding of DR station
1995–1998	East London Line closed
2007–2010	East London Line closed
27 April 2010	East London Line reopens
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
External links	Departures Layout Facilities Buses
WGS84	51°31′08″N 0°03′40″W / 51.519°N 0.061°W / 51.519; -0.061Coordinates: 51°31′08″N 0°03′40″W / 51.519°N 0.061°W / 51.519; -0.061

Whitechapel is a London Underground and London Overground station in Whitechapel in Greater London; Mile End New Town is also located northwest of the station. It lies between Aldgate East and Stepney Green stations on the District and Hammersmith & City lines, and between Shoreditch High Street and Shadwell stations on the London Overground. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.

The London Overground section of the station was closed between 2007 and 27 April 2010 for rebuilding while the former East London Line was readied for service; it initially reopened for a preview service on 27 April 2010 with the full service starting on 23 May 2010. In the near future, Whitechapel will become a station on the Crossrail route.

Nearby places of interest include the Royal London Hospital, the Blind Beggar public house, and the former Wickhams department store. There are also many tours in this area focusing on the Jack the Ripper murders.

Whitechapel station was originally opened in 1876 when the East London Railway (ELR, now the East London Line) was extended north from Wapping to Liverpool Street station. The ELR owned the tracks and stations but did not operate trains. From the beginning various railway companies provided services through Whitechapel including the London, Brighton and South Coast Railway (LB&SCR), the London, Chatham and Dover Railway (LC&DR) and the South Eastern Railway (SER). Later the Great Eastern Railway (GER) added services.