Aldgate East tube station facts for kids

Quick facts for kids
Aldgate East

Location	Aldgate
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	London Underground
Owner	Transport for London
Number of platforms	2
Fare zone	1
Key dates
6 October 1884 (6 October 1884)	Opened
31 October 1938	resited
Other information
Lists of stations	DLR Underground National Rail Tramlink

Aldgate East is a busy station on the London Underground network, often called the "Tube." It is located in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, a part of East London. This station helps people travel between Aldgate and Whitechapel.

Aldgate East Station: A London Underground Hub

Aldgate East is an important station for daily commuters and visitors. It has two platforms where trains arrive and depart. The station is part of Travelcard Zone 1. This zone covers the very center of London.

What Lines Serve Aldgate East?

Aldgate East station is served by two main Tube lines:

• The Hammersmith & City Line. On this line, Aldgate East is between Liverpool Street and Whitechapel.
• The District Line. For the District Line, it's located between Tower Hill and Whitechapel.

A Bit of History: Moving the Station!

Did you know Aldgate East station wasn't always in the exact same spot? The original station opened on 6 October 1884. However, it was moved a short distance away. The new station opened on 31 October 1938. This move was a big engineering project. It helped to make the tracks straighter and safer.

Old Photos

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  Aldgate East Tube station as it looked around 1895.

Images for kids

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  The modern Aldgate East station, showing its simple design.

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  A view of the tracks being lowered during the station's reconstruction.

See also

In Spanish: Estación de Aldgate East para niños

• List of London Underground stations
• Butt, R.V.J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st Edition ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.

• Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.