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==Transport== ===Railway=== [[File:ThamesTunnelFromWapping.jpg|thumb|The [[Thames Tunnel]], the world's first underwater tunnel, which carries the East London Line to Rotherhithe]] The local station is [[Wapping railway station|Wapping]] on the [[London Overground]]'s [[East London line]]; it is in [[Travelcard Zone 2]].<ref>{{harvnb|Baker|2007|loc=p. 22, section B1}}</ref> There are regular direct services to {{Stnlnk|Dalston Junction}}, [[Highbury & Islington]], [[West Croydon station|West Croydon]], {{Stnlnk|Crystal Palace}}, {{Stnlnk|New Cross}} and {{Stnlnk|Clapham Junction}}.<ref>{{Cite web |title=London Overground Timetables |date=May 2023 |access-date=4 June 2023 |url= https://tfl.gov.uk/modes/london-overground/london-overground-timetables |quote=}}</ref> The narrowness of the platforms means that the station does not fully meet the safety standards for an underground station, but is permitted to operate under a derogation from [[His Majesty's Railway Inspectorate]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://moderngov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Data/Public%20Transport%20Forum/20030128/Minutes/Future%20of%20Wapping%20Ldn%20U'Ground%20Station.pdf |title=The Future of Wapping London Underground station |publisher=[[Tower Hamlets London Borough Council]] |date=28 January 2003 |access-date=14 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304084204/http://moderngov.towerhamlets.gov.uk/Data/Public%20Transport%20Forum/20030128/Minutes/Future%20of%20Wapping%20Ldn%20U'Ground%20Station.pdf |archive-date=4 March 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref> Formerly on the [[London Underground]], the [[Metropolitan Railway|Metropolitan]] and the [[District Railway]]s were the first lines to serve the station on 1 October 1884,<ref name="Rose"/> but the station was last served by District trains on 31 July 1905.<ref name=Rose/><ref name="Day 1979 32"/> The East London line closed as an Underground route on 22 December 2007; it was rebranded and reopened on 27 April 2010 when it became part of the Overground system. ===Buses=== [[London Buses|London bus services]] are operated by [[London Central]] and [[Stagecoach London]]. Routes include the [[London Buses route 100|100]], [[London Buses route D3|D3]] and night bus N551; these connect Wapping with [[East London|East]] and [[Central London]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Stops in Wapping, London|work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=4 June 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/localities/wapping-london |quote=}}</ref> ===Roads=== Wapping is connected to the [[Roads in the United Kingdom|National Road Network]] by [[The Highway (London)|The Highway]] [[A1203]] east–west, which passes to the north of the area. ===Cycling, walking and waterways=== The [[Thames Path]] passes west–east through Wapping for cyclists and walkers. [[Thames River Services]] operate a sightseeing boat route between [[Westminster]] and [[Greenwich]], which call at Wapping. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Thames River Sightseeing|work=Bus Times |date=2023 |access-date=4 June 2023 |url= https://bustimes.org/services/thames-river-services-westminster-st-katherines-gr |quote=}}</ref> The Ornamental Canal runs through the area, mostly in the centre, to [[Shadwell Basin]].
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