Upney tube station

Upney station stands on Upney Lane in Barking, in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It sits on the District line between Barking to the west and Becontree to the east. The station opened in 1932 when electric trains began running between Barking and Upminster. Its single-storey brick building follows a common design used at other stations on this part of the line. The station is in London fare zone 4 and serves a mainly residential area. The station was built to meet demand from the large Becontree estate constructed in the interwar years. It was designed by William Henry Hamlyn, an architect with the London, Midland and Scottish Railway, who drew on London Underground styles. After nationalisation in 1948 the station came under British Railways management before passing to London Underground in 1969. Refurbishment plans were later taken over by Transport for London, which now maintains the site. Inside, the station has a central island platform with two tracks for the District line. A long sloping walkway leads from the street to the ticket office on the bridge above. The platform itself is 700 feet long but only the central 400 feet is covered by a canopy. There are waiting rooms and public toilets on the platform, and step-free access is available from the platform to the street. Outside, London Buses route 62 stops nearby, linking the area to Barking, Becontree and Dagenham.