Stepney Green is a

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station located on Mile End Road in Stepney,

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. It is between Whitechapel and Mile End on the District line and the

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, and is in Travelcard Zone 2.

History

The station was opened in 1902 by the

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, a joint venture between the

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and the

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. 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 (then part of the

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) 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

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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. *6 tph eastbound to Barking *6 tph westbound to

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via King's Cross and Wood Lane

District line

This is the general off-peak frequency. During peak times trains also operate to

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. During off-peak times, 3 trains per hour from Wimbledon terminate at Barking (as of December 2014). *12 tph eastbound to (On Sundays alternate trains run to Barking only) *3 tph eastbound to Barking *6 tph westbound to Ealing Broadway *6 tph westbound to

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*3 tph westbound to

Circle line

There is no regular service however there are two trains per day that run from Barking to Edgware Road via Victoria before 6 AM. (as of February 2015.) *2 tpd westbound to Edgware Road via Victoria

Location

Stepney Green is one of the two stations (the other being Mile End) serving the nearby Mile End campus of Queen Mary, University of London, with a station located each side of it.

Connections

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routes 25,

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and night routes N25 and N205 serve the station.

References

External links

{{Metropolitan line navbox Hammersmith & City line stations District line stations Tube stations in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets London Underground stations located underground Former Whitechapel and Bow Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1902 Stepney