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Upney Lane, BARKING, IG11 9LX

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. The coming of the railway led very quickly to the development of Barking New Town, extending to the east of the medieval town towards Upney. 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 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. This view on a very wet day looks in the direction of Barking. The fast lines between Barking and Upminster, served by C2C train out of Fenchurch Street, are to the left.

On the District Line.

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. The coming of the railway led very quickly to the development of Barking New Town, extending to the east of the medieval town towards Upney. 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 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. This view on a very wet day looks in the direction of Becontre. The fast lines between Barking and Upminster, served by C2C train out of Fenchurch Street, are beyond the Up District line platform. The houses beyond are in Lambourne Road.

This poster is located on the platform at Upney Station in Upney Lane IG11 9LS. It refers to the 150th Anniversary of the District Line in 2018, as that line opened in December 1868. The poster which has been provided by Transport for London has illustrations of places of interest that are served by the District Line and the following wording: Out and about on the District Line i) Ealing Broadway: Pitzhanger Manor House and Gallery at Walpole Park ii) Dagenham East: Eastbrookend Country Park iii) Stepney Green: Genesis Cinema iv) Aldgate East: Whitechapel Gallery v) Turnham Green: Chiswick House and Gardens vi) South Kensington: Natural History Museum vii) Westminster: Westminster Abbey viii) Kew Gardens: Royal Botanic Garden, Kew ix) Putney Bridge: Fulham Palace Tube it. Bus it. Train it. To plan your journey, please download TfL Go, our real-time travel app. Mayor of London Time Out Transport for London: Every Journey Matters

Opened in 1932 by the London Midland & Scottish Railway on the line from London to Upminster, this station transferred from British Rail to London Transport in 1969. View east towards Becontree and Upminster. Like 55% of the London Underground network, this part is actually overground.