Limehouse
Location
Place	Limehouse
Local authority	Tower Hamlets
Operations
Managed by	c2c (Pl. 1&2) Docklands Light Railway (Pl. 3&4)
Owned by	Network Rail (Pl. 1&2) Docklands Light Railway (Pl. 3&4)
Platforms in use	4
National Rail
Station code	LHS
Annual entry/exit	2.246 million *
Transport for London
Zone	2
History
1840 1923 1987 1987	Opened as Stepney Renamed Stepney East DLR started Renamed Limehouse
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
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UK Rail Portal

Limehouse station is a railway station located in Limehouse district of east London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is served by Docklands Light Railway (DLR) services and by National Rail services operated by c2c out of Fenchurch Street station. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 590 pixel Image in higher resolution (2005 × 1479 pixel, file size: 1. ... Limehouse Town Hall Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... 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. ... For other uses, see C2C. c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred... Tube Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... Network Rail is a British not for dividend company limited by guarantee whose principal asset is Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, a company limited by shares. ... Tube Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward 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. ... Limehouse Town Hall Limehouse is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Travelcard Zone 2 is the second most inward zone of Transport for Londons zonal system used for calculating co-ordinated inter-modal Travelcard fares within London. ... Tube Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... For other uses, see C2C. c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred... Main entrance and Fenchurch Place Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3. ...

• On the c2c route, Limehouse is between Fenchurch Street and West Ham stations.
• On the Docklands Light Railway, Limehouse is between Shadwell and Westferry stations.

According to train operators c2c, "Limehouse is a bustling commuter station in the rush hour with passengers changing onto the Docklands Light Railway. At quieter times of day, it's an ideal stop-off point for Limehouse Basin and Thames-side walks through London's Docklands". [1] For other uses, see C2C. c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred... Main entrance and Fenchurch Place Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3. ... The District line platforms at West Ham. ... Tube Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... Shadwell is the name of a London Underground station and a Docklands Light Railway station in Shadwell in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Westferry station with the towers of Canary Wharf in the background Westferry DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), in the Limehouse district of east London. ... For other uses, see C2C. c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred...

The station was opened on 3 August 1840 as part of the London and Blackwall Railway. The area used to be known as Ratcliffe, whilst the station has been previously known as Stepney, Stepney Junction and later Stepney East station. Another station some distance to the east on the London and Blackwall Railway, open between 1840 and 1926, had previously been called Limehouse. August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Originally called the Commercial Railway, this railway line ran from the Minories to Blackwall via Stepney, in east London, England. ... Ratcliffe is a former hamlet which now is a section of the contemporary city of Greater London, England, and is located in Stepney near the River Thames. ... Limehouse railway station was a railway station in Limehouse, London, on the London and Blackwall Railway (L&BR) that is no longer open. ...

The current Limehouse station lies to the west of Limehouse Basin, a marina and residential complex, and the Regent's Canal. Nearby is the north end of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, and the western end of the Limehouse Link tunnel. The station holds Secure Stations Scheme accreditation. The Limehouse Basin in east London provides a navigable link between the Regents Canal and the River Thames. ... The Regents Canal is a canal across an area just to the north of central London. ... The Rotherhithe tunnel is a road tunnel crossing beneath the River Thames in east London. ... The western portal of the Limehouse Link tunnel. ... The Secure Stations Scheme is an accreditation scheme operated in the United Kingdom by the Department for Transport. ...

Ticket office

The ticket office is located within the station building and is managed by c2c. Tickets can be retailed for National Rail services, the Docklands Light Railway and on Oyster card. Tube Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... The Oyster card is a form of electronic ticketing used on Transport for London and National Rail services within the Greater London area of the United Kingdom. ...

Services

The typical off-peak service frequency is:

• 6 tph (trains per hour) to Fenchurch Street (c2c)
• 6 tph to Tower Gateway (DLR)
• 15 tph to Bank (DLR)

• 2 tph to Shoeburyness (c2c)
• 2 tph to Grays via Rainham (c2c)
• 2 tph to Southend Central via Ockendon (c2c)
• 9 tph to Lewisham (DLR)
• 6 tph to King George V (DLR)
• 6 tph to Beckton (DLR)

Main entrance and Fenchurch Place Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3. ... Shoeburyness is a railway station and eastern terminus for c2c services from Fenchurch Street railway station. ... Grays Station is located in Grays. ... Southend Central is a railway station in Southend-on-Sea. ...

External links

• Train times and station information for Limehouse station from National Rail

• Docklands Light Railway website - Limehouse station page

Coordinates: 51°30′44.95″N, 0°2′22.92″W National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Tube Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... Shadwell tube station Shadwell is the name of a London Underground station and a Docklands Light Railway station in Shadwell, east London, both in zone 2. ... For the station called Monument on the Tyne and Wear Metro, see Monument Metro station Bank and Monument are interlinked stations, spanning the length of King William Street in the City of London. ... Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway station near the Tower of London on Tower Hill. ... Tube Portal The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light rail public transport metro serving the redeveloped Docklands area of east London, England. ... Westferry station with the towers of Canary Wharf in the background Westferry DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), in the Limehouse district of east London. ... Categories: Docklands Light Railway stations | London railway stations | British railway stations | London Underground stubs ... Beckton DLR station is the eastern terminus of one branch of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east London. ... King George V Station on the DLR King George V Station on the DLR King George V DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway which opened in December 2005. ... National Rail uses the BR double-arrow logo National Rail is a brand name of the Association of Train Operating Companies (ATOC). ... Main entrance and Fenchurch Place Fenchurch Street is a railway station in the south eastern corner of the City of London close by the Tower of London and two miles (3. ... For other uses, see C2C. c2c is a train operating company that provides train services, on a franchise basis, on the London, Tilbury & Southend line from Fenchurch Street in the City of London to East London and the entire length of the northern Thames Gateway area including Basildon, Chafford Hundred... The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LT&SR) is a railway line linking Fenchurch Street railway station in the City of London with East London and south Essex towns. ... The District line platforms at West Ham. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...