Shadwell DC Traction Substation

Shadwell DC Traction Substation is an electrical substation in Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England. Shadwell DC Traction Substation is situated nearby to Shadwell railway station, as well as near the railway station Shadwell Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Shadwell railway station and Shadwell DLR station.

Shadwell railway station

Railway station

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Shadwell is a station on the Windrush line of the London Overground, located in Shadwell, East London. The station is between Whitechapel station to the north and Wapping to the south, in London fare zone 2.

Shadwell DLR station

Railway station

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Shadwell is a Docklands Light Railway station in Shadwell in east London, England and is between the terminals of Bank and Tower Gateway to the west and Limehouse to the east.

The Tower of London

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The Tower of London, officially His Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic citadel and castle on the north bank of the River Thames in London, England. The Tower of London is situated 1 mile west of Shadwell DC Traction Substation.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include St George in the East and Shadwell.

St George in the East

Quarter

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St George in the East, historically known as Wapping-Stepney is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. It was an ancient parish, it was the larger of the two parishes that made up Wapping.

Shadwell

Suburb

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Shadwell is an area in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in East London, England. It also forms part of the city's East End. Shadwell is on the north bank of the River Thames between Wapping and Ratcliff and Limehouse and is 3 miles east of Charing Cross.

Wapping

Suburb

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Wapping is an area in the borough of Tower Hamlets in London, England. It is in East London and part of the East End. Wapping is on the north bank of the River Thames, and was at one time a district with a strong maritime character.

Shadwell DC Traction Substation

Type: Electrical substation
Category: industry
Location: Tower Hamlets, Greater London, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.51156° or 51° 30′ 42″ north

Longitude

-0.05688° or 0° 3′ 25″ west

Operator

Network Rail

Open location code

9C3XGW6V+J7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 447785457

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