Mile End was a railway station in Mile End, east London, opened in 1841 by the Eastern Counties Railway on its line between the Shoreditch terminus and Coborn Road.
| Mile End | |
|---|---|
| Location | Mile End |
| Grid reference | TQ350824 |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Railway companies | |
| Original company | Eastern Counties Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Eastern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| April 1841[1] | Opened |
| 24 May 1872 | Closed |
| Replaced by | Bethnal Green Junction |
| Other information | |
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Shoreditch station was later renamed Bishopsgate, and an additional station called Bishopsgate (Low Level) opened preceding Mile End.
In 1872 a new connection between Liverpool Street, which by then was the new terminus of the Great Eastern Railway, and Hackney Downs was opened and Mile End station was closed[2] and replaced by Bethnal Green Junction just 10 chains (0.20 km) to the west, which later became known simply as Bethnal Green.
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| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bishopsgate (Low Level) | Great Eastern Railway | Coborn Road |