Limehouse train station
You can reach 25 stations directly from Limehouse on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is London Fenchurch Street, with 672 trains a day.
- 25 direct destinations
- 218th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Limehouse
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| London Fenchurch Street | 672 | 229 | 284 |
| West Ham | 672 | 229 | 284 |
| Barking | 622 | 229 | 284 |
| Upminster | 472 | 156 | 225 |
| Leigh-on-Sea | 433 | 157 | 225 |
| Benfleet | 431 | 157 | 225 |
| Chalkwell | 422 | 157 | 225 |
| Southend Central | 422 | 157 | 225 |
| Westcliff | 422 | 157 | 225 |
| Pitsea | 370 | 157 | 225 |
| Grays | 344 | 150 | 126 |
| Southend East | 324 | 152 | 225 |
| Thorpe Bay | 324 | 152 | 225 |
| Laindon | 314 | 79 | 158 |
| Basildon | 308 | 79 | 158 |
| Shoeburyness | 308 | 152 | 225 |
| Dagenham Dock | 182 | 73 | 59 |
| Purfleet | 182 | 73 | 59 |
| Rainham | 182 | 73 | 59 |
| West Horndon | 178 | 79 | 99 |
| East Tilbury | 176 | 78 | 67 |
| Stanford-le-Hope | 176 | 78 | 67 |
| Tilbury Town | 176 | 78 | 67 |
| Chafford Hundred Lakeside | 160 | 77 | 67 |
| Ockendon | 160 | 77 | 67 |
Lines serving Limehouse
Limehouse is on the Elizabeth Line and the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway, each of which has its own page with the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Limehouse station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Limehouse station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Limehouse station is
2,559,778 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 218th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Limehouse and Barking than any other pair: 780,396 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Shadwell 0.8 miles
- Wapping 0.9 miles
- Rotherhithe 1.0 miles
- Whitechapel 1.0 miles
- Canary Wharf 1.0 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Limehouse, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Limehouse · 0.4 miles
- Burdett Road · 0.5 miles
- West India Docks · 0.7 miles
- Canary Wharf · 0.9 miles
- Cannon Street Road closed 1848 · 1.0 miles
- Devonshire Street · 1.0 miles
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Facilities at Limehouse station
Limehouse is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 07:00 to 10:35, 16:10 to 19:45 · Saturday: 08:45 to 12:45 · Sunday: closed
WiFi
From National Rail's station record, last updated 7 September 2026.
Getting to Limehouse station
Limehouse station is in Tower Hamlets, London, and is run by c2c.
The nearest motorway junction is M11 J4 (Charlie Brown's), 6.8 miles north-east.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Limehouse.
Limehouse is inside the London Travelcard area.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Limehouse station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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