Stepney Green tube station


Stepney Green is a London Underground station located on Mile End Road in Stepney, London, United Kingdom. It is between Whitechapel and Mile End on the District line and the Hammersmith & City line, and is in Travelcard Zone 2.

History

The station was opened in 1902 by the Whitechapel and Bow Railway, a joint venture between the District Railway and the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. The new railway connected the District Railway at Whitechapel with the London, Tilbury and Southend at Bow.
Electrified District Railway services started in 1905. Hammersmith and City line services started in 1936. The station passed to London Underground in 1950.
The Hammersmith & City line was extended from Whitechapel to Barking via Stepney Green permanently in 2009 due to Crossrail and work at Whitechapel station.

Design

It is a sub-surface station with two platforms. The ticket office is above ground and connected to the platforms by stairs. The layout and design of the station is largely unchanged with many original features intact.

Services

Hammersmith & City line

This is the general off-peak frequency.
This is the general off-peak frequency. During peak times trains also operate to Wimbledon. During off-peak times, 3 trains per hour from Wimbledon terminate at Barking.
There is no regular service however there are two trains per day that run from Barking to Edgware Road via Victoria before 6 AM.
Stepney Green is one of the two stations serving the nearby Mile End campus of Queen Mary, University of London use, as both stations are located at each side of it.

Connections

routes 25, 205, 309, 339 and night routes N25 and N205 serve the station.