Private company

Whitechapel and Bow Railway

Railway line in London, England

The Whitechapel and Bow Railway (W&BR) was an underground railway in London, England, that is now entirely integrated into the London Underground system. The railway has its origins in a failed 1883 scheme to connect the sub-surface Metropolitan Railway (the Met) in the west with the above-ground London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) in the east.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

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The Whitechapel and Bow Railway (W&BR) was an underground railway in London, England, that is now entirely integrated into the London Underground system. The railway has its origins in a failed 1883 scheme to connect the sub-surface Metropolitan Railway (the Met) in the west with the above-ground London, Tilbury and Southend Railway (LTSR) in the east.2

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by London Transport Executive1

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