Upminster Bridge tube station

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Upminster Bridge
Location
Place	Upminster Bridge
Local authority	London Borough of Havering
Operations
Managed by	London Underground
Platforms in use	2
Transport for London
Zone	6
Annual entry/exit	0.87 million †
History
Key dates	Opened 1934
Transport for London List of London stations: Underground | National Rail
† Data from Transport for London [1]
London Transport Portal

Upminster Bridge Station is a London Underground station on the District Line at Upminster Bridge in the London Borough of Havering.

Contents 1 Design and location 2 Services and connections 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Design and location

The station was opened in 1934^[1] and the station buildings are of typical 1930s style. The ticket hall is notable for its polygonal shape and the reversed swastika tile design on the floor. The platforms are arranged in a central island and are raised above street level. The station was constructed and initially operated by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway with services provided by the District Line from the outset.

Upminster Bridge is a bridge over the River Ingrebourne which is the traditional boundary between Hornchurch and Upminster. The station is on the Hornchurch side. The station is in Zone 6 and located between Hornchurch and Upminster stations.

As of 5 February 2006, the station is one of the first on the network to operate without a staffed ticket office.^[2]

[edit] Services and connections

The typicial off-peak service from the station is:

• 12 tph (trains per hour) to Upminster
• 6 tph to Wimbledon via Tower Hill
• 6 tph to Richmond via Tower Hill

London bus routes 248, 370, 373 serve the site of the station. The "London LOOP" walk passes outside the station.

[edit] References

1. ^ Rose, D., The London Underground: A diagrammatic history, (1999)
2. ^ Transport for London - New ticket office opening hours from February 5

[edit] External links

• London Transport Museum - Image of ticket office taken in 1935

Previous station		London Underground		Next station
Hornchurch toward Wimbledon, Richmond or Ealing Broadway		District Line		Upminster Terminus

Coordinates: 51°33′29″N, 0°14′03″E