Bow railway station

Bow

Remains of the entrance in 1961
Location
Place	Bow
History
Opened by	North London Railway
Platforms	4
Key dates	Opened 1850 Closed 1944
Replaced by	Bow Church DLR

This article is about the railway station in London. For the railway station in Devon, see Bow railway station, Devon.

Bow railway station was a railway station in Bow, London on the North London Railway, between Old Ford and South Bromley. It was situated on the north side of Bow Road, very close to Bow Road railway station, which is now also closed.

The original station opened in 1850 but was replaced by a much grander station in 1870, which incorporated a concert hall, 100 feet (30.5 m) long and 40 feet (12.2 m) wide. The station was served not only by the North London Railway but also by Great Eastern Railway trains to Fenchurch Street and a shuttle service to Plaistow.

The North London Railway was severely damaged by bomb damage in the Blitz and the line east of Dalston Junction was closed in 1944 and never re-opened to passengers. The station buildings remained in uses as a parcel office until it was closed in 1965. After being left run-down the station was finally demolished when the Docklands Light Railway was built, reusing the NLR line. Today, the station site is occupied by a car hire firm; directly across the road lies Bow Church DLR station.

External links

• Disused Stations site record
• Bow Junction and Bow Station layout

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Burdett Road towards Fenchurch Street		London, Tilbury and Southend Railway		Old Ford towards Dalston
South Bromley towards Poplar		North London Railway
Bromley towards Plaistow		London, Tilbury and Southend Railway