Cannon Street Road railway station

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Cannon Street Road
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Cannon Street Road
Location of Cannon Street Road in Greater London
Location Shadwell
Local authority Tower Hamlets
Grid reference TQ346809
Railway companies
Original company London and Blackwall Railway
Key dates
21 August 1842 (1842-08-21)Opened
c. December 1848Closed
Other information
WGS84 51°30′40″N0°03′40″W / 51.5110°N 0.0612°W / 51.5110; -0.0612 Coordinates: 51°30′40″N0°03′40″W / 51.5110°N 0.0612°W / 51.5110; -0.0612
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Cannon Street Road was a short-lived railway station in Shadwell, east London, that was on the London and Blackwall Railway (LBR) between Minories and Shadwell stations.

It opened in August 1842 but was closed c. December 1848. [1] The reasons for its closure are unclear, but it may have been due to low patronage combined with its close proximity to other stations.

In 1877 a new LBR station called Leman Street was opened slightly to the west of the Cannon Street Road site.

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References

  1. "Disused Stations: Cannon Street Road Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Minories
Line open, station closed
  London and Blackwall
Railway
  Shadwell
Line open, station closed