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Dagenham Heathway tube station

Coordinates: 51°32′30″N 0°08′49″E / 51.54166°N 0.14694°E / 51.54166; 0.14694
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Dagenham Heathway London Underground
Station entrance on Heathway
Dagenham Heathway is located in Greater London
Dagenham Heathway
Dagenham Heathway
Location of Dagenham Heathway in Greater London
LocationDagenham
Local authorityLondon Borough of Barking and Dagenham
Managed byLondon Underground
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone5
London Underground annual entry and exit
2019Increase 5.85 million[2]
2020Decrease 4.55 million[3]
2021Decrease 2.87 million[4]
2022Increase 4.45 million[5]
2023Increase 4.83 million[6]
Railway companies
Original companyLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
12 September 1932Opened as Heathway
1 January 1948Ownership transferred to British Railways
1 May 1949Station renamed Dagenham Heathway
1 January 1969Ownership transferred to London Transport
Other information
External links
Coordinates51°32′30″N 0°08′49″E / 51.54166°N 0.14694°E / 51.54166; 0.14694
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Dagenham Heathway (/ˈdæɡənəm ˈhiːθweɪ/) is a London Underground station in Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London. It is on the District line between Becontree to the west and Dagenham East to the east. It is 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) along the line from the eastern terminus at Upminster and 17.0 kilometres (10.6 mi) to Tower Hill in central London. The station was originally opened as Heathway on 12 September 1932 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway with an additional pair of tracks that were constructed to serve the electric District Railway local service from Barking to Upminster. The single-storey brick building is of a common design also constructed at other stations on the eastern portion of the line. It was renamed to its current name on 1 May 1949. It is in London fare zone 5.

History

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The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway from London Fenchurch Street and Barking was constructed through the Dagenham area in 1885, with stations at Dagenham and Hornchurch.[7] The Whitechapel and Bow Railway opened in 1902 and allowed through services of the District Railway to operate to Upminster. The District converted to electric trains in 1905 and services were cut back to East Ham.[a] Delayed by World War I, electrified tracks were extended by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS) to Upminster and District Railway services resumed on 12 September 1932.[7][8][9]

The new tracks built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway allowed additional intermediate stations to be constructed on the local lines. Increased local demand was caused by the building of the Becontree estate during the interwar period. The infill station was initially known as Heathway. The station was built to the designs of LMS architect William Henry Hamlyn, drawing inspiration from London Underground station architecture.[10] It opened with platforms on the local electric lines on 12 September 1932.[8] The station was operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway but was only served by District Railway trains.[b] Electric train service was initially a train every 10 minutes at peak times and every 20 minutes off-peak.[11][12][13] The District Railway was incorporated into London Transport in 1933 and became known as the District line.[14] After nationalisation of the railways in 1948 management of the station passed to British Railways.[14] The station was renamed Dagenham Heathway on 1 May 1949. On 1 January 1969 ownership of the station transferred to the London Underground.[15]

Design

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Station platforms with the eastbound track to the left

The station consists of a central island platform—numbered 1 for westbound and 2 for eastbound—between the running tracks.[16] There are four tracks through the site although there are no platforms for the London, Tilbury and Southend line. The full length of the platform is covered by a single canopy with a central waiting room and public toilet.[17][18] The Art Deco ticket office is located above platform level, to which it is connected by a long sloping walkway that provides step-free access from the platform to the street.[19]

As part of the public–private partnership arrangement for maintenance of the London Underground, the station was refurbished by Metronet during 2005 and 2006. Works included provision of tactile strips and colour contrasted handrails for the visually impaired, installation of closed-circuit television cameras, passenger help points, new electronic departure information displays on the platforms, a new public address system and improved lighting.[20]

Location

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The station is named after the town of Dagenham in which it is located and the Heathway principal shopping street on which it is situated, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. Dagenham East station is 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) to the east of the station and Becontree is 1.4 kilometres (0.87 mi) to the west. It is 17.0 kilometres (10.6 mi) along the line from Tower Hill in central London and 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) from the eastern terminus at Upminster.[21] The station is 10 miles and 36 chains down the line from Fenchurch Street.[22]

The station is served by London Buses routes 145, 173, 174, 175, 364 and school route 673, providing connections to Barking, Beckton, Goodmayes, Harold Hill, Ilford, Leytonstone and Romford.[23]

Services

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The station is in London fare zone 5. The typical off-peak service from the station is 12 District line trains per hour to Upminster and 12 to Earl's Court, of which six continue to Ealing Broadway and six continue to Richmond.[24] At peak periods the number of trains per hour increases to 15 and some trains continue from Earl's Court to Wimbledon.[24] Services towards central London operate from approximately 05:00 to 00:00 and services to Upminster operate from approximately 05:45 to 01:30.[25] The journey time to Upminster is approximately 11 minutes, to Barking six minutes and to Tower Hill in central London 29 minutes.[24] With 4.83 million entries and exits in 2023, it ranked 127th busiest London Underground station. It was the busiest intermediate station between Barking and Upminster.[26]

Notes

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  1. ^ Electric service was extended to Barking on 1 April 1908.
  2. ^ The 1947 LMS timetable shows two daily steam services to Fenchurch Street.

References

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  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2025.
  2. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ a b "London, Tilbury and Southend Railway" (PDF), Local Studies Information Sheets, Barking and Dagenham London Borough Council, 2008, archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2010, retrieved 5 June 2025
  8. ^ a b Rose, Douglas (1999). The London Underground: A diagrammatic history (7 ed.). Douglas Rose. ISBN 1-85414-219-4.
  9. ^ Wolmar, Christian (2005). The Subterranean Railway: How the London Underground Was Built and How It Changed the City Forever. Atlantic Books. p. 268. ISBN 1-84354-023-1.
  10. ^ Lawrence, David (2018). British Rail Architecture 1948–97. Crecy Publishing Ltd. p. 20. ISBN 9780860936855.
  11. ^ "B/W print of poster; Through Electric Trains to Upminster". London Transport Museum. 1932. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Table 214 London, Tilbury, Southend-on-Sea and Shoeburyness". London Midland & Scottish Railway: Passenger Train Services. Timetable World. June 1947. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  13. ^ "Table 217 District Line – Bromley, Plaistow, East Ham, Barking, Upney, Becontree, Heathway, Dagenham, Hornchurch and Upminster". London Midland & Scottish Railway: Passenger Train Services. Timetable World. June 1947. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  14. ^ a b Horne, Mike (2006). The District Line. Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-292-5.
  15. ^ "The Upminster Line" (PDF). Underground. 8 (90). London Underground Railway Society.: 92–93 June 1969. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Detailed London transport map". cartometro.com. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  17. ^ "TfL toilet map" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2025. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  18. ^ "Improving our toilet provision" (PDF). Transport for London. October 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Step-free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. December 2023. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  20. ^ "Delivering a world-class, safe and reliable Tube for London" (PDF). Metronet. 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2006. Retrieved 6 June 2025.
  21. ^ "District line Working Timetable 155" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 2 June 2025. 13 January 2025 until further notice
  22. ^ "FSS2 mileages". Railway Codes. Retrieved 7 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Buses from Dagenham Heathway" (PDF). TfL. May 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.
  24. ^ a b c "District line working timetable 155" (PDF). Transport for London. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  25. ^ "District line" (PDF). First and Last Trains. Transport for London. 13 January 2025. Retrieved 5 June 2025.
  26. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
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