St Mary's tube station (Disused) (London)

United Kingdom / England / London
 tube station, closed

St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) was a station on London Underground's District line located between the present-day stations at Whitechapel and Aldgate East.

Opened on 3 March 1884 as St Mary's, the station was initially used by both District Line and East London line trains. The station was always very small and cramped and was located very close to both Whitechapel and Aldgate East stations, on a tight curve just before the junction to the East London line.

In 1938, Aldgate East was moved further eastwards and given a new entrance only a few hundred yards from St Mary's (Whitechapel Road), immediately rendering that station surplus to requirements. It closed on 30 April 1938.
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Coordinates:   51°31'4"N   -0°3'52"E

Comments

  • I have an interesting map from the 1930s showing 1) St.Mary's station and 2) Whitechapel station layout, clearly showing the District line, (what is now) the East London line, and the St.Mary's curve connection between the two.
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