Open · since 1902
Why is it called Barking?
DistrictHammersmith & City
Where the name comes from
From the Old English Berecingas, meaning either "the settlement of the followers or descendants of a man called Bereca" or "the settlement by the birch trees". By 1086 it was recorded as Berchingae.
Where it is
See Barking on the interactive map, 1863 to today
Next stations
At a glance
- Opened
- 1902
- Status
- Open
- Lines
- District, Hammersmith & City
- Fare zone
- 4
- Local authority
- Barking and Dagenham
Sources
Station list and dates: Wikipedia’s lists of London Underground stations, citing Douglas Rose and Cyril Harris. Line routes Powered by TfL Open Data.
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