Mile End

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Mile End is on the Hammersmith & City, District and Central Lines, in Travelcard Zone 2.
The station was opened in 1902 by the Whitechapel & Bow Railway.

Electrified services started in 1905. In 1923 ownership of the station passed to the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, although services were provided by the District Line with the Hammersmith & City Line (then the Metropolitan Line) following in 1936.

The station passed to London Underground after nationalisation of the railways. In 1946 the station was expanded and rebuilt as part of the Central Line eastern extension with services starting on 4 December 1946.

Mile End is the only subterranean station on the network that offers cross-platform interchange between ‘tube’ and ‘cut and cover’ lines. The station takes its name from the A11 Mile End Road, which itself is named after a milestone signifying the point one mile east of the boundary of the City of London.

However, the stone’s position was actually closer to Stepney Green than Mile End station itself, which is further east, on the junction with Burdett Road. The station is currently undergoing refurbishment at platform level.

This has stalled since the collapse of Metronet, leaving the station in a half-finished state with untiled walls, poor lighting and exposed wiring.