Dagenham Heathway tube station

London Underground station

51°32′30″N 0°08′49″E / 51.54166°N 0.14694°E / 51.54166; 0.14694

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Dagenham Heathway is a London Underground station serving the town of Dagenham in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London. It is on the District line between Becontree and Dagenham East. It is 7.7 kilometres (4.8 mi) along the line from the eastern terminus at Upminster and 26.5 kilometres (16.5 mi) to Earl's Court in central London where the line divides into numerous branches.

History

The station was opened on 12 September 1932. The station was constructed and initially operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway with services provided by the District line from the outset. The station was called Heathway when it first opened, changing to its present name in 1949.

Design

It is of similar design to Upney and Elm Park with the platforms arranged on a central island with a long sloping walkway connection to the ticket hall. The 1930s station buildings were extensively refurbished during 2005 and 2006.

Services

Typical off-peak service from the station is:

12 tph (trains per hour) east to Upminster
6 tph west to Ealing Broadway
6 tph west to Richmond

Connections

London Buses routes 145, 173, 174, 175, 364 and school route 673 serve the station.^[2]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dagenham Heathway tube station.

^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
^ "Buses from Dagenham Heathway" (PDF). TfL. May 2023. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 26 May 2023.

Preceding station	London Underground			Following station
Becontree towards Wimbledon, Richmond or Ealing Broadway		District line		Dagenham East towards Upminster

District line

Stations

Richmond branch	Gunnersbury Kew Gardens Richmond
Ealing branch	Chiswick Park Acton Town Ealing Common Ealing Broadway
Wimbledon branch	West Brompton Fulham Broadway Parsons Green Putney Bridge East Putney Southfields Wimbledon Park Wimbledon
Edgware Road branch	High Street Kensington Notting Hill Gate Bayswater Paddington Edgware Road
Olympia branch	Kensington (Olympia)

Rolling stock

S7 Stock

History

Former stations	Alperton Benfleet Boston Manor Castle Hill & Ealing Dene Chalkwell Deptford Road East Horndon Eastcote Hanwell Hayes Hillingdon Hounslow Central Hounslow East Hounslow Town Hounslow West Ickenham Laindon Langley Leigh-on-Sea Mark Lane New Cross Gate North Ealing Northfields Northfields & Little Ealing Osterley Osterley & Spring Grove Park Royal Park Royal & Twyford Abbey Pitsea Rayners Lane Rotherhithe Ruislip Ruislip Manor Shadwell Shoeburyness Slough South Acton South Ealing South Harrow Southall Southend Central Southend East St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) Sudbury Town Sudbury Hill Thorpe Bay Uxbridge Wapping Westcliff West Drayton Windsor
Wimbledon & Sutton Railway	Cannon Hill Cheam Collingwood Road Elm Farm Elm Grove Merton Park Morden Sutton Sutton Common
Former stock	C69 & C77 D78 A Stock B Stock C Stock D Stock E Stock F Stock G Stock H Stock K Stock L Stock O/P/CO/CP Stock Q Stock R Stock