Upton Park tube station
District line and Hammersmith & City line · Zone 3 · Newham
About Upton Park station
A property developer created this station. Read, who was building the Upton Park housing estate, designed and constructed it, and the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway opened it in 1877 as an infill stop between Plaistow and East Ham, the first LTSR station built by a developer. District Railway trains began calling on 2 June 1902.
Electrification brought a rebuild. The District’s electric trains used a new pair of tracks from 30 September 1905, and the large Edwardian brick building over the line replaced Read’s buildings, of which no trace remains. In 1921, with 2.9 million passengers, it was the second busiest station on the LTSR. Metropolitan line trains, the service that became the Hammersmith & City line in 1990, began running here in 1936. Fenchurch Street to Southend trains stopped calling on 14 June 1962, leaving disused platforms on the south side, while canopy supports marked ‘LTSR’ from the rebuild still stand on the westbound platform.
First and last trains from Upton Park
| Line and direction | Mon–Thu first – last | Friday first – last | Saturday first – last | Sunday first – last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District towards Richmond, Ealing Broadway or Wimbledon | 05:20 – 00:06 to Ealing Broadway | 05:20 – 00:06 to Ealing Broadway | 05:20 – 00:06 to Ealing Broadway | 06:01 to Whitechapel – 23:31 |
| District towards Upminster, Barking or Dagenham East | 05:55 – 01:10 | 05:55 – 01:10 | 05:55 – 01:10 | 06:24 – 00:36 |
| Hammersmith & City towards Hammersmith (Circle and H&C lines) | 05:07 – 00:04 | 05:07 – 00:04 | 05:07 – 00:04 | 06:32 – 23:03 |
| Hammersmith & City towards Barking | 05:51 – 01:13 | 05:51 – 01:13 | 05:51 – 01:13 | 07:42 – 00:49 |
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 Upton Park, counting both directions separately.
Next stations from Upton Park
Running times between Upton Park and the adjoining stations, from TfL’s timetable.
| Line | Next station | Time |
|---|---|---|
| District | East Ham | 2 min |
| District | Plaistow | 2 min |
| Hammersmith & City | East Ham | 2.2 min |
| Hammersmith & City | Plaistow | 1.8 min |
Connections
- Tube: change here between the District line and Hammersmith & City line.
Station facilities
What is near Upton Park station
The station is on Green Street in Newham, named after the Victorian Upton Park housing development around it. Queen’s Market is about 100 m away and Green Street Library about 120 m, while the Venus shopping centre and Dorset Road Community Garden are both around 350 m off. The station’s own street building is the Edwardian structure above the tracks, and buses 58, 104, 330 and 376 stop outside.
| Place | Walk from the station |
|---|---|
| Queen's Market | 100 m |
| Green Street Library | 120 m |
| Venus | 350 m |
| Dorset Road Community Garden | 350 m |
Frequently asked questions
It was designed and built by Read, the developer of the Upton Park housing estate, and opened by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway in 1877. It was the first station on that railway to be built by a property developer. Read’s original buildings were replaced in the rebuild for District electric trains and nothing of them survives.
They served the Fenchurch Street to Southend trains, which were withdrawn on 14 June 1962 when full overhead electric services were introduced. The abandoned platforms lie to the south of the two platforms in use today.