Upminster Bridge tube station
District line · Zone 6 · Havering
About Upminster Bridge station
This infill stop opened on 17 December 1934, built by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on the local electrified tracks between Barking and Upminster that had been laid in 1932. The LMS ran it, yet only District line trains ever called. Management passed to British Railways after 1948 and ownership to London Underground in 1969, and in 2006 it became one of the first stations on the network to operate without a staffed ticket office.
What sets it apart is William Henry Hamlyn’s Art Deco ticket hall: polygonal, in red brick, with a high atrium roof, it stands below the embankment and is joined to the single island platform by a subway and stairway. Its floor is tiled in a reversed swastika pattern, a decorative design popular when the station was built, and Havering Council lists the building as being of local heritage interest. Four tracks pass the platform, though the main line has no platforms here. There is no step-free access between the platforms and the street, and in 2024 this was the least busy station on the District line.
First and last trains from Upminster Bridge
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District towards Richmond, Ealing Broadway or Wimbledon | 05:00 – 23:46 to Ealing Broadway | 05:00 – 23:46 to Ealing Broadway | 05:00 – 23:46 to Ealing Broadway | 05:41 to Whitechapel – 23:10 to Ealing Broadway |
| District towards Upminster | 06:00 – 01:33 | 06:00 – 01:33 | 06:00 – 01:33 | 06:45 – 00:58 |
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 19 District trains an hour per direction from Upminster Bridge, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Upminster Bridge
Running times between Upminster Bridge and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| District | Hornchurch | 2.1 min |
| District | Upminster | 2.4 min |
Connections
Upminster Bridge is served by the District line only; there is no interchange with other rail lines here.
Station facilities
What is near Upminster Bridge station
The station takes its name from a nearby crossing of the River Ingrebourne, once the boundary between the parishes of Hornchurch and Upminster; it stands on the Hornchurch side, on Upminster Road, flanked by a parade of shops in a mainly residential area. Hornchurch Stadium is about 280 m away and New City College’s Havering Sixth Form Campus about 320 m. The London Loop walking route passes outside, and buses 248 and 370 run to Cranham, Lakeside and Romford.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Hornchurch Stadium | 280 m |
| New City College, Havering Sixth Form Campus | 320 m |
Frequently asked questions
It is named after a nearby crossing of the River Ingrebourne. The river marked the boundary between the ancient parishes of Hornchurch and Upminster, and the station sits on the western, Hornchurch side of it, about 1.2 km from Upminster station.
Designed by LMS architect William Henry Hamlyn, the red-brick Art Deco building is polygonal with a high atrium roof, unlike the other single-storey stations on this stretch. Its floor is tiled in a reversed swastika pattern, a common decorative motif in the 1930s, and the council lists it as a building of local heritage interest.