Central was a railway station near the Royal Albert Dock and

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, in east London. It was served by the London & St. Katharine Docks Company and was located between

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and Manor Way stations, on the Gallions branch of the line. Central station was opened on 3 August 1880. It had few passenger services, which ceased in 1940 due to wartime bombing, while the goods line ceased operation with the closure of the Royal Docks. With the redevelopment of the Docklands area in the 1980s and 1990s, the line was replaced in 1994 by the

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(DLR) extension to

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. No trace of Central station remains, although

Beckton Park DLR station Beckton Park DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east London. The station is located by the north quay of the Royal Albert Dock. The station is opposite Beckton District South Park, which is ...

is currently situated on or very close to the site.

References

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