Shoreditch High Street Railway Station

Shoreditch High Street is a London Overground station that lies in the district of Shoreditch. The station is served by East London Line services under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London and is in Travelcard Zone 1. The station officially opened to the public on 27 April 2010 with services running between and or. On 23 May 2010 services were extended from New Cross Gate to West Croydon or. The station replaced nearby London Underground, which was directly to the east of the station and was closed on 9 June 2006. The next station to the south is and to the north is. HistoryOn the 1994 planning version of the underground map, the station was called 'Bishopsgate'. ConstructionThe station was built on the former site of the Eastern Counties Railway's Shoreditch station, built in 1840, The original station was later renamed Bishopsgate and converted for use as a goods yard. It was destroyed by fire in 1964 and remained derelict until being demolished in 2005. The present station is built on upright supports as a viaduct, being fully enclosed in a concrete box structure. This is so future building works on the remainder of the Bishopsgate site can be undertaken keeping the station operational. Future buildings have the option of being constructed over the station. The station is situated on a section of track constructed to link the original East London Line and the formerly disused North London Railway's Kingsland Viaduct. Construction of the link included a new bridge over Shoreditch High Street and links to Whitechapel via a bridge over Brick Lane and a ramp on the site of the former Shoreditch tube station.

Shoreditch High Street is a London Overground station that lies in the district of Shoreditch. The station is served by East London Line services under the control of the London Rail division of Transport for London and is in Travelcard Zone 1. The station officially opened to the public on 27 April 2010 with services running between and or. On 23 May 2010 services were extended from New Cross Gate to West Croydon or. The station replaced nearby London Underground, which was directly to the east of the station and was closed on 9 June 2006. The next station to the south is and to the north is. HistoryOn the 1994 planning version of the underground map, the station was called 'Bishopsgate'. ConstructionThe station was built on the former site of the Eastern Counties Railway's Shoreditch station, built in 1840, The original station was later renamed Bishopsgate and converted for use as a goods yard. It was destroyed by fire in 1964 and remained derelict until being demolished in 2005. The present station is built on upright supports as a viaduct, being fully enclosed in a concrete box structure. This is so future building works on the remainder of the Bishopsgate site can be undertaken keeping the station operational. Future buildings have the option of being constructed over the station. The station is situated on a section of track constructed to link the original East London Line and the formerly disused North London Railway's Kingsland Viaduct. Construction of the link included a new bridge over Shoreditch High Street and links to Whitechapel via a bridge over Brick Lane and a ramp on the site of the former Shoreditch tube station.