Date: 28/07/2020

Once all fields and empty, as the area industrialised following the construction of the nearby docks, a new railway was built which ran from Stratford to North Woolwich over a few years, opening the North Woolwich extension in 1847.
Although the noted railway architect, William Tite was commissioned to design the station in 1847 it didnt actually open until 1854. Apart from busy worker traffic, it also had a short burst of wider popularity when the Royal Pavilion Gardens opened. The station was partially damaged during World War II, restored, but then the decline of the docks meant a small metal shed ticket hall was built beside it in 1979 to replace the grand building.

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The disused North Woolwich railway station is up for sale

Ian Visits

Opened in 1854 as a grand terminus station, closed in 1979, then a museum, and now empty, North Woolwich railway station is up for sale.

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A wet 29 November 2006, with only a few weeks left for services on the North Woolwich branch. Silverlink dual-supply unit 313104 prepares to leave the terminus with a North London Line service to Richmond.
Location: North Woolwich
Company: Eastern Counties Railway
29/11/2006 Ian Dinmore

The restored Eastern Counties North Woolwich Railway terminus seen in 2003. Dating from 1847, it became the eastern destination for North London Line services from Richmond following the closure of Broad Street in 1986. The building was latterly put to use as a museum with a more 'functional' replacement ticket office and entrance having been constructed alongside. See image [[31426]]
Location: North Woolwich
Company: Eastern Counties Railway
05/06/2003 John Furnevel