Dagenham East tube station
District line · Zone 5 · Barking and Dagenham
About Dagenham East station
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway opened a station here called Dagenham in 1885, on its new direct route from Fenchurch Street to Southend that avoided Tilbury; nothing remains of George Hopkins’s original buildings. District Railway trains first called on 2 June 1902, when the Whitechapel and Bow Railway allowed them through to Upminster, but they were cut back to East Ham with electrification in 1905. They returned in 1932, when the London, Midland and Scottish Railway extended electrified tracks to Upminster and rebuilt the station with two extra platforms.
That rebuild, by LMS architect William Henry Hamlyn, borrowed from Underground architecture and resembles Becontree and Hornchurch: a Fletton-brick ticket office above the platforms facing Rainham Road, reached by a covered footbridge stairway, with 1932 canopies below. The station took its current name in 1949. Fenchurch Street–Southend trains stopped calling on 14 June 1962, leaving disused platforms on the southern pair of tracks, and London Underground took ownership on 1 January 1969. A bay platform, numbered 3, lies north of the running lines.
First and last trains from Dagenham East
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District towards Richmond, Ealing Broadway or Wimbledon | 05:06 – 23:52 to Ealing Broadway | 05:06 – 23:52 to Ealing Broadway | 05:06 – 23:52 to Ealing Broadway | 05:47 to Whitechapel – 23:17 to Ealing Broadway |
| District towards Upminster | 05:54 – 01:27 | 05:54 – 01:27 | 05:54 – 01:27 | 06:39 – 00:51 |
Times are TfL’s published timetable departures from this station; on Saturday the list follows TfL’s “Saturdays and public holidays” timetable.
At the busiest hour on a weekday there are up to 18 District trains an hour per direction from Dagenham East, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Dagenham East
Running times between Dagenham East and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| District | Dagenham Heathway | 2.3 min |
| District | Elm Park | 2.5 min |
Connections
Dagenham East is served by the District line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Dagenham East station
On Rainham Road South, the station lies about 0.8 km north of the historic Dagenham village. Eastbrookend Country Park is to the east, the London East Business and Technical Park to the north-east and the Victoria Road stadium to the north. London buses 103 and 364 link the station with Romford, Rainham, Goodmayes and Ilford, and the journey to Tower Hill takes approximately 34 minutes.