Elm Park Underground station

Image: © Marathon Taken: 9 Mar 2016

The London, Tilbury & Southend Railway opened its line from Forest Gate via Barking and Dagenham Dock to Tilbury in 1854. In 1858 the company opened a cut off between Bow and Barking. What is now the C2C line was opened in 1885 by the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway between Barking and Upminster, and a station was opened at Dagenham (East) the same year. No further stations opened on the line until Gale Street Halt (now Becontree) in 1926, followed by Hornchurch, Heathway (later renamed Dagenham Heathway from 1st May 1949) and Upney all on 12th September 1932. On the same date as these stations opened in 1932, the District line was extended over new tracks alongside the existing line between Barking and Upminster. The present C2C line therefore dates from 1885 and the present District line from 1932. Elm Park station opened on 13th May 1935. This view is from the end of the up District line platform as a District line train for Richmond is leaving. Beyond the bridge is a fenced off and derelict part of the platform. Several of the station along this stretch of the District line have disused parts of the platforms at their London end - see also http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4859706 and http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4859754 The two C2C lines are on the left. Dagenham East is the next station in this direction on the District line.

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