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Millwall Junction railway station

Buildings and structures demolished in 1965Disused railway stations in the London Borough of Tower HamletsFormer London and Blackwall Railway stationsLondon railway station stubsRailway stations in Great Britain closed in 1926
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Millwall Junction was a railway station in Poplar, east London, on the London and Blackwall Railway (LBR).

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Millwall Junction railway station
Aspen Way, London Blackwall

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E14 9NW London, Blackwall
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