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Shadwell tube station was on the East London Line, between Whitechapel to the north and Wapping to the south.

The original station was one of the oldest on the network, and was built over a spring. First opened by the East London Railway on 10 April 1876, it was first served by the Metropolitan District Railway and Metropolitan Railway on 1 October 1884. It was renamed Shadwell & St. George-in-the-East on 1 July 1900 but reverted to its original name in 1918. In 1983, a new ticket hall was built on Cable Street, replacing the original building, which still stands on Watney Street. Access to the station platforms is through lifts or stairs.

Shadwell (East London Line) station closed on 22 December 2007 and will not reopen until June 2010. The East London Line will become part of the new London Overground system. The station was also closed between 1995 and 1998 due to repair work on the East London Line's Thames Tunnel.

The East London Line has now reopened as of April 27th 2010, as part of the Overground Network.