West Ham station
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Template:London stations West Ham station is a London Underground and National Rail station located in West Ham. It is served by the District Line, Hammersmith & City Line, Jubilee Line and is also served by c2c and Silverlink train services. The station is in Travelcard Zone 3.
The station opened in 1901 and District Line service began in 1902, with the Hammersmith & City Line (then the Metropolitan Line) following in 1936. The North London Line (now Silverlink) station opened in 1979 as part of a local regeneration programme. The station was greatly enlarged and entirely modernised as part of the Jubilee Line Extension project in 1999, with the introduction of Jubilee Line and c2c services at the station.
On 15 March, 1976 nine people were injured at West Ham station by an explosion caused on a train by a member of the Provisional IRA. The driver of the train was shot dead at the scene when he attempted to pursue the fleeing bomber.
According to train operator c2c, "West Ham station is the best way to connect with the Jubilee Line for seamless travel into Bond Street and the West End. Also the best place to interchange if you are travelling to Canary Wharf or London City Airport". [1]
The station consists of four sets of island platforms. Two are raised above street level running east-west, serving the District and Hammersmith & City, and c2c lines respectively; two more are at street level, running north-south and serving Silverlink and the Jubilee Lines.
A planned extension of the Docklands Light Railway from Canning Town to Stratford International station via West Ham would see the DLR replacing the Silverlink service. The station will also see refurbishment works in the near future to allow it to cope with an increase in passenger numbers for the London 2012 Summer Olympic Games. The station is to extended to give direct pedestrian access to The Greenway foot and cycle path nearby, which connects directly to the London Olympic Park in Stratford.
West Ham station is managed by London Underground. All platforms have step-free access to the street and each other, with the exception of the Silverlink platforms.
West Ham station is not the closest station to West Ham United Football Club's, Boleyn Ground. Upton Park tube station, also situated on Green Street, is much closer.
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