Whitechapel tube station

Whitechapel is a London Underground station in Whitechapel in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London. It is in Zone 2.

Related Topics:
London Underground - Whitechapel - London Borough of Tower Hamlets - East London - Zone 2

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It is on the Hammersmith & City and District lines between Aldgate East and Stepney Green, and is on the East London Line between Shoreditch and Shadwell. Services to Shoreditch only run at peak hours and Sunday mornings - at all other times, Whitechapel acts as the East London Line's northern terminus. Whitechapel also acts as the eastern terminus for some Hammersmith & City Line trains.

Related Topics:
Hammersmith & City - District - Aldgate East - Stepney Green - East London Line - Shoreditch - Shadwell - Peak hours

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The District Line track connects with the East London Line just west of Whitechapel station, at St Mary's Curve. This was used for passenger traffic until 1941 but is now only used occasionally to transfer empty trains to and from the other sub-surface lines. The curve can easily be seen from the left-hand side of East London Line trains entering Whitechapel station from the south.

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Also just west of Whitechapel is the former St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) tube station, one of the many closed London Underground stations.

Related Topics:
St Mary's (Whitechapel Road) tube station - Closed London Underground stations

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It is proposed that Crossrail line 1 will call at Whitechapel, forking into two eastbound branches after the station.

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Nearby places of interest include the Royal London Hospital, the Blind Beggar public house, and the former Wickham's department store. The Royal London Hospital played a key part in receiving casualities from the London bombing on 7th July 2005. Air ambulances are able to land on a dedicated roof-top helepad.

Related Topics:
Royal London Hospital - Blind Beggar - Wickham's

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Related Topics:
Aldgate East - Stepney Green

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