East Ham tube station
District line and Hammersmith & City line · Zones 3 and 4 · Newham
About East Ham station
The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway opened East Ham on 31 March 1858 on its new direct line from Fenchurch Street to Barking, which spared trains the longer route via Stratford. A bay platform added in 1894 linked it to the Tottenham and Forest Gate Railway, bringing local trains to St Pancras or Moorgate via Kentish Town; in 1921, with 3.9 million passengers, it was the busiest station on the LTSR. District trains first called on 2 June 1902, and from 30 September 1905 East Ham was briefly the eastern terminus of the electric District, with passengers changing to steam until electrification reached Barking on 1 April 1908.
The Edwardian brick building spanning the tracks has a ticket office lined with glazed bricks and is Grade II listed. Metropolitan line trains arrived in 1936, a service that became the Hammersmith & City line on 30 July 1990. Trains to Kentish Town ended in 1958 and those between Fenchurch Street and Southend in 1962, leaving a disused bay to the north and abandoned platforms to the south. Lifts providing step-free access to the platforms came into use on 2 August 2004.
First and last trains from East Ham
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District towards Richmond, Ealing Broadway or Wimbledon | 05:18 – 00:04 to Ealing Broadway | 05:18 – 00:04 to Ealing Broadway | 05:18 – 00:04 to Ealing Broadway | 05:59 to Whitechapel – 23:30 |
| District towards Upminster, Barking or Dagenham East | 05:57 – 01:13 | 05:57 – 01:13 | 05:57 – 01:13 | 06:26 – 00:38 |
| Hammersmith & City towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) | 05:05 – 00:02 | 05:05 – 00:02 | 05:05 – 00:02 | 06:30 – 23:02 |
| Hammersmith & City towards Barking | 05:54 – 01:15 | 05:54 – 01:15 | 05:54 – 01:15 | 07:44 – 00:52 |
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 20 District trains an hour per direction and 7 Hammersmith & City trains an hour per direction from East Ham, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from East Ham
Running times between East Ham and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| District | Barking | 3.5 min |
| District | Upton Park | 2 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Barking | 4.2 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Upton Park | 2.2 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the District line and Hammersmith & City line.
Station facilities
What is near East Ham station
East Ham station sits on High Street North in the suburb of East Ham, in the London Borough of Newham. Buses 101, 147, 238, 300, 304, 325, 376 and 474 call here. The neighbouring stations are Upton Park, 1.4 km to the west, and Barking, 2.29 km to the east, while Tower Hill in central London is 10.05 km along the line, approximately 29 minutes away.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| East Ham Station | 20 m |