Bishopsgate Railway Station
Coordinates: 51°31′24″N 0°04′36″W / 51.523377°N 0.076754°W / 51.523377; -0.076754
Bishopsgate station (also commonly known as Bishopsgate Goods Yard) was a railway station located on the eastern side of Shoreditch High Street (A10) in the modern London Borough of Tower Hamlets; the western edge of the East End. It was in use from 1840 to 1964 when it was destroyed by fire. Substantial remains lay derelict until they were demolished in 2004 to make way for the new Shoreditch High Street station.
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