History
The station was opened in 1902 by the Whitechapel and Bow Railway (which was later incorporated into the District Line), with the Hammersmith & City Line (then the Metropolitan Line) following in 1936.
The Great Eastern Railway Bow Road railway station, which closed in 1949, stood on the opposite of Bow Road.
Ownership of the station passed to London Underground in 1950.
Read more about this topic: Bow Road Tube Station
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