page_title: Becontree tube station
section_title: The station today
hierarchical_section_title: Becontree tube station / The station today
caption_attribution_description: English: Becontree tube station looking east
context_page_description: Becontree is a London Underground station located to the south of Becontree in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham, east London. It is on the District line between Upney to the west and Dagenham Heathway to the east. It is 9.1 kilometres along the line from the eastern terminus at Upminster and 25.1 kilometres to Earl's Court in central London where the line divides into numerous branches. It is in Travelcard Zone 5.
  The station was originally opened as Gale Street Halt in 1926 by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway on the existing route from Fenchurch Street in London toward Southend. The station was renamed and completely rebuilt in 1932 with an additional pair of platforms to serve the electric District Railway local service. Main-line services ceased to call at the station in the 1960s, leaving only two platforms in operation.
context_section_description: The station has four platforms, of which two are used by the District line and another two are disused since the LT&SR service was withdrawn in 1962. One of the platforms is fenced off from the westbound District line platform. The single-storey brick station buildings are of typical 1930s design which are also constructed at Dagenham East, Hornchurch and Upminster at the time. Station refurbishment works were completed by Metronet in 2006, where heritage features were restored, CCTV equipment replaced and PA system enhanced. New wall tiles and ceilings were clad, and new tactile strips, customer Help Points and better lighting were installed. Whilst these works were done between 2005 and 2006, the station was closed on several weekends whereby replacement buses operated to Dagenham Heathway station.
caption: Westbound platform looking east, with the fenced off LT&SR platform visible to the right.
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