Stratford station
The first railway in the area was the London Tilbury and Southend Railway’s (LT&amp;SR) original route which ran from Forest Gate Junction (on the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR) main line) to Tilbury which opened in 1854. A more direct route from Barking to Fenchurch Street was opened in 1858 to avoid the congestion on the ECR main line through Stratford station.