Plaistow tube station

Plaistow
Plaistow Location of Plaistow in Greater London
Location	Plaistow
Local authority	London Borough of Newham
Managed by	London Underground
Number of platforms	3
Fare zone	3
London Underground annual entry and exit
2012	6.29 million
2013	6.25 million
2014	6.79 million
2015	7.06 million
Key dates
1858	Opened by LT&SR
1902	District line started
1936	Metropolitan line started
1962	London–Southend withdrawn
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink
WGS84	51°31′53″N 0°01′02″E / 51.53138°N 0.01722°E / 51.53138; 0.01722Coordinates: 51°31′53″N 0°01′02″E / 51.53138°N 0.01722°E / 51.53138; 0.01722

Plaistow (/ˈplɑːstoʊ/ PLAHST-oh or /ˈplæstoʊ/ PLAST-oh) is a London Underground station on Plaistow Road in the London Borough of Newham in Greater London. It is between West Ham station and Upton Park tube station on the District and Hammersmith & City lines, and in Travelcard Zone 3.

The London, Tilbury and Southend Railway direct line from Bow to Barking was constructed east to west through the middle of the Parish of West Ham in 1858. Before this, trains took a longer route via Stratford and Forest Gate to the north. The new line opened with stations initially at Bromley, Plaistow and East Ham. Upton Park was added as a new station to the east in 1877 and West Ham was added to the west in 1901. From 18 May 1869 the North London Railway ran a daily service to Plaistow via the Bow-Bromley curve, terminating at the northern bay platform. In 1905 the service switched to a new bay platform on the southern side. The North London Railway service to Plaistow ceased on 1 January 1916.