Minories railway station

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It opened on 6 July 1840, as the City of London terminus for the L&BR (then known as the Commercial Railway). The following year, it was supplemented by a new station several hundred yards to its west, named Fenchurch Street, designed by William Tite. However, Minories station continued in use as an alternative terminus;[1] it was closed temporarily between 15 February 1849 and 9 September 1849, before finally closing for good on 24 October 1853.[3]

The station site was later converted into goods sidings, and the lower levels of the old station were converted into the Mint Street Goods Depot.[1] The depot remained open until April 1951; demolition came shortly afterward. The location of the station and winching houses are marked by the Minories public house.[4] The western terminus of the Docklands Light Railway opened at Tower Gateway, just to the south of the site of Minories station, in August 1987.[1]

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