Location
Place	Aldgate
Local authority	Tower Hamlets
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Transport for London
Zone	1
Annual entry/exit	7.238 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1884
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† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

Aldgate East tube station as it was around 1895

Aldgate East is a London Underground station located between Aldgate and Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (628x640, 269 KB) Summary Whitechapel Public Library, Whitechapel High Street, Tower Hamlets, London (closed for refurbishment). ... Aldgate was a gateway through London Wall to the City of London, located by the East End. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ... Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Transport For London (TfL) is a local government body responsible for most aspects of the transport system throughout Greater London in England. ... The southbound platform at Angel. ... This is a list of extant mainline railway stations in Greater London, excluding London Underground and Docklands Light Railway. ... Image File history File links Portal. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 781 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (800 × 614 pixels, file size: 140 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Aldgate East tube station, circa 1895 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 781 × 599 pixelsFull resolution‎ (800 × 614 pixels, file size: 140 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Aldgate East tube station, circa 1895 File historyClick on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time. ... Year 1895 (MDCCCXCV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. ... Aldgate was a gateway through London Wall to the City of London, located by the East End. ... Whitechapel is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, United Kingdom. ... The London Borough of Tower Hamlets is a London borough to the east of the City of London and north of the River Thames in East London. ...

The station is in Travelcard Zone 1. It is on the Hammersmith & City Line between Liverpool Street and Whitechapel, and the District Line between Tower Hill and Whitechapel. Travelcard Zone 1 is the central zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... The Hammersmith and City Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured salmon pink on the Tube map, running between Hammersmith and Aldgate East, extending to Barking in the rush hours. ... Liverpool Street station, also called London Liverpool Street, is a mainline railway station and connected London Underground station in the north eastern corner of the City of London, the main financial district, with entrances on Bishopsgate and Liverpool Street itself. ... Whitechapel is a London Underground station in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... Categories: Circle Line stations | District Line stations | London Underground stubs ... Whitechapel is a London Underground station in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. ...

The original Aldgate East station was opened on 6 October 1884 as part of an eastern extension to the Metropolitan District Railway (now the District Line), some way to the west of the current station, close to the Metropolitan Railway's Aldgate station. However, when the curve to join the Metropolitan Railway from Liverpool Street was built, the curve had to be particularly sharp due to the presence of Aldgate East station, at which it needed to be straight. is the 279th day of the year (280th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The District Line is a line of the London Underground, coloured green on the Tube map. ... The Metropolitan Line is a line of the London Underground. ... Trains at Aldgate tube station Entrance to Aldgate tube station Aldgate tube station is a London Underground station located at Aldgate in the City of London. ...

As part of London Transport's "New Works Programme 1935 - 1940" the triangular junction at Aldgate was enlarged, to allow for a much less sharp curve and so as to ensure that trains held on any leg of the triangle did not foul the signals and points at other places. Aldgate East was re-sited some distance eastwards to its current location, with an exit facing west toward the original location. The next station to the east, St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) was now so close to Aldgate East as to be unnecessary, so it was closed and an additional exit placed at the east end of the nearby new Aldgate East station. The New Works Programme, 1935 - 1940 of London Transport was the major investment programme delivered by the London Passenger Transport Board, commonly known as London Transport. ... Location of St Marys tube station, adapted from 1933 Tube diagram by Harry Beck St Marys (Whitechapel Road) was a station on London Undergrounds District Line located between the present-day stations at Whitechapel and Aldgate East. ...

Aldgate East Tube Station in November 2007.

The new station, opened on 31 October 1938 (the earlier station closing permanently the previous night), was designed to be completely subterranean, providing a much needed pedestrian underpass to the road above. However, in order to accommodate the space needed for this, and the platforms below, the existing track required lowering by more than seven feet. To achieve this task, whilst still keeping the track open during the day, the bed underneath the track was excavated, and the track held up by a timber trestle work. Then, once excavation was complete and the new station constructed around the site, an army of over 100 workmen lowered the whole track simultaneously in one night, utilising overhead hooks to suspend the track when necessary. The hooks still remain. Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ... For other uses, see November (disambiguation). ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

Since the station was built completely under a widened road, and was built after concrete had started to be used as a construction material, the platforms have a particularly high headroom. Combined with the typical late 1930s style of tiling, typical of the stations of the then London Passenger Transport Board, the platform area of the station presents a particularly airy and welcoming appearance, unusual on the underground at the time of construction. The tiling contains relief tiles, showing devices pertinent to London Transport and the area it served, were designed by Harold Stabler and made by the Poole Pottery. The transport of London has, since 1933, been under a single control with various names. ... The transport of London has, since 1933, been under a single control with various names. ... Royal Designer for Industry is a distinction established by the Royal Society of Arts (or RSA) in 1936, to encourage a high standard of industrial design and enhance the status of designers. ... Poole Pottery is a fashionable pottery manufacturer based in Poole, England. ...

Nearby places of interest to Aldgate East include the Whitechapel Art Gallery, the East London Mosque, Petticoat Lane Market and Brick Lane. The Whitechapel Gallery, founded 1901, was one of the first publicly-funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in London. ... Situated in the inner London borough of Tower Hamlets, between Whitechapel and Aldgate, the East London Mosque is set at the heart of the United Kingdoms largest Muslim community and can hold up to 20,000 worshippers including the London Muslim Centre. ... Petticoat Lane Market is a fashion and clothing market located on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street in East London, just to the south of Old Spitalfields market, and near to the Brick Lane and Columbia Road Sunday markets. ... Brick Lane is a street in the East End of London and heart of the citys Bangladeshi community. ...

Future

A campaign has been launched by a local councillor in a bid to change the name of the station to Brick Lane tube station by 2012,^[1] but this has no official support. Brick Lane is a street in the East End of London and heart of the citys Bangladeshi community. ...

References

Preceding station		London Underground		Following station
Tower Hill towards Wimbledon, Richmond or Ealing Broadway		District line		Whitechapel towards Upminster
Liverpool Street towards Hammersmith		Hammersmith & City line		Whitechapel towards Barking

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