East Ham tube station

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) direct line between Bow and Barking was constructed east–west through the middle of the parish of East Ham with service starting on 31 March 1858. Prior to the building of the line, trains took a longer and more congested route via Stratford and Forest Gate. The new line initially had stations at Bromley, Plaistow and East Ham, with Upton Park added as the next station to the west of East Ham on 17 September 1877. A bay platform was added to the north of the station on 1 July 1894 that connected to the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway. This was used to provide a frequent local service to St Pancras or Moorgate via a circuitous route through…

)]] The station consists of two operational platforms on an east–west alignment. Platform 2, the northernmost, is for eastbound service. Platform 1 is for westbound service. The Edwardian brick station building that spans the tracks is from the 1902 rebuild for District Railway service. The ticket office interior is finished in glazed bricks. Elsewhere the station is finished in London stock and red brick. The disused platforms of the Fenchurch Street to Southend services are to the south of the operational platforms. There is a disused bay platform to the north of the station.