Beckton railway station

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Beckton
Site of Beckton railway station in 1962
Location	Beckton
Grid reference	TQ438815
Owner	Gas Light and Coke Company
Number of platforms	1
Key dates
1874 (1874)	Opened
1940 (1940)	Closed
Other information
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Beckton railway station was a railway station in Beckton, London originally owned by the Gas Light and Coke Company, to serve the (then) recently built Beckton Gas Works. The line was opened for freight in 1872 and to passengers in 1874. It was leased to the Great Eastern Railway from 1874.^[1]