Upminster Bridge (London Underground)

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Upminster Bridge station
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Upminster Bridge is an above-ground London Underground station in the London Borough of Havering . It is in the Travelcard - Tarifzone 6 on Upminster Road. With 1.14 million passengers in 2014, it is the least used station on the District Line . The station name refers to a nearby bridge that spans the River Ingrebourne .

Architecture and history

It opened on December 17, 1934, a little over two years after the existing line between Barking and Upminster had been electrified. The parallel line of the railway in the direction of Southend-on-Sea has existed since 1888. Trains of the District Line operated here between 1905 and 1908, but at that time still pulled by steam locomotives and without stopping at Upminster Bridge. In the early years the station was managed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway .

The counter hall of the station building is remarkable in two ways: firstly, the hall has a polygonal shape, secondly, the tile pattern on the floor consists of an inverted swastika , which in this case symbolizes Hinduism and Britain's relationship with India . The London Outer Orbital Path , a walking route around Greater London , runs past the station .

Upminster Bridge has been one of the first London Underground stations since February 5, 2006 to be no longer staffed and not to have a ticket office. The reasons are, on the one hand, the low level of use and, on the other hand, the increasing spread of the Oyster card , which means that fewer sales personnel are required.

Web links

Commons : Upminster Bridge (London Underground)  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ COUNTS - 2014 - annual entries & exits. (PDF, 44 kB) (No longer available online.) Transport for London, 2015, archived from the original on February 21, 2016 ; accessed on December 29, 2017 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / content.tfl.gov.uk
  2. ^ District Line. Clive's Underground Line Guides, accessed January 4, 2013 .
  3. ^ Upminster Bridge Underground station. London Transport Museum, accessed January 4, 2013 .
  4. ↑ New ticket office opening hours from February 5. Transport for London, February 3, 2006, accessed on January 4, 2013 .
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