Barking station

Barking is an interchange station in the town of Barking in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, East London. It is on the London, Tilbury and Southend line, 7 miles 42 chains (12.1 km) down the line from Fenchurch Street in Central London. On the London Underground, it is on the District line and is the eastern terminus of the Hammersmith & City line. On the London Overground, it is on the Suffragette line. The station was opened by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway on 13 April 1854 as the first station reached on the initial line from Forest Gate Junction. It became an interchange station in 1858 when a more direct line to Fenchurch Street was constructed. A further branch opened in 1885 and was completed in 1888, providing a faster route to Southend. It was connected to the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway in 1894. It became the eastern terminus for electric District Railway trains in 1908, with electric service extended to Upminster in 1932. Metropolitan line service commenced in 1936. The large station building was rebuilt in 1961 and is now Grade II listed. It is in London fare zone 4.