Location

The station is located a few metres south of the junction of: Bethnal Green Road (west), Cambridge Heath Road (north/south) and Roman Road (east).

Entrances and Exits

The station has four exits:

• Onto the west side of Cambridge Heath Road, you emerge facing north towards the junction with Bethnal Green Road.
• Onto the west side of Cambridge Heath Road, you emerge facing south, away from the junction with Bethnal Green Road.
• Onto the junction between the east side of Cambridge Heath Road and the south side of Roman Road, you emerge facing northeast.
• Onto the east side of Cambridge Heath Road, about 30 metres north of the junction with Roman Road, you emerge, adjacent to the fence around Museum Gardens, facing north. This exit is set back from the pavement so you move to your left before continuing north. You turn left (180 degrees) and go across a church entrance to reach the junction.

The Exits onto the West Side of Cambridge Heath Road

You leave the concourse facing west into a passage.

South Wall

North Wall

Cross tactile flooring then go up eight steps, going west, before either turning right (north), go up 20 steps; or turn left (south), go up 18 steps, going south to the exit.

The Roman Road Exit

Go up seven steps, going southeast, turn left and go up 19 steps, going northeast, to the exit.

Both flights of steps are divided by a centre rail, use the left-hand side.

The North Exit onto the East Side of Cambridge Heath Road

Go up five steps, going north. There's tactile flooring at the top and bottom of these steps. Continue north for about 30 metres. This passage has billboards each side and a help point on the right-hand (east) side.

Go up 11 then 10 steps, going north to the exit. There's tactile flooring at the top and bottom of these steps. You move left to avoid the park railings before you reach the pavement of Cambridge Heath Road. All three flights of steps are divided by a centre rail, use the left hand side.

Local Road Crossings

There are Pelican crossings near each arm of this junction, though you can reach all but the north side of Bethnal Green Road and the west side of Cambridge Heath Road North via the station.

East Arm, Roman Road

This is a two-stage crossing with tactile paving throughout. As you leave the pavement in either direction, the post with push button and rotating cone is to your right. On the central island, as you cross to the north, away from the Roman Road exit, the post with push button and rotating cone is to your right. As you cross towards this exit, however, there's a post with push button and rotating cone to each side.

West Arm, Bethnal Green Road

This is a two-stage crossing with tactile paving throughout. There's a post with push button and rotating cone to your right as you cross in either direction. At the time of our survey, we were able to treat this as a single-stage Crossing.

Local Buses

On the West Side of Cambridge Heath Road

On the South Side of Roman Road

Bus Stop B, buses towards Hackney or Shoreditch, 8, 309, D6 and N8.

On the East Side of Cambridge Heath Road

Bus Stop A, a few metres north of the north entrance, buses towards Liverpool Street, Whitechapel or Mile End, 106 254 309, 388 D3, D6 and N253.

On the North Side of Bethnal Green Road

Bus Stop D, beyond the railway arches, crossing two side streets before you reach the stop. This serves buses towards Old Ford and London Chest Hospital, 8, 388, D3 and N8.

Local Phones

There are two phone boxes on the edge of the pavement, before you reach the church entrance.

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to whom we extend our sincere thanks.

© 2008 Terry Robinson