bˈɛktən wʌzðɪ ˈoʊnli stˈeɪʃən ɔnðə bˈɛktən bɹˈæntʃ ʌvðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ, wˌɪtʃ lˈɛft ðɪ ˌiːsˈiː ænd tˌiːdʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ æt kˈʌstəm hˈaʊs, hˈɛdɪŋ ɪnˈɪʃəli ˈiːst baɪ nˈɔːɹθˈiːst bᵻfˌoːɹ lˈɛvəlɪŋ ˈaʊt tə dˈuː ˈiːst wˈʌns ɪt kɹˈɔst wʌt ɪz tədˈeɪ ðə wˈʊlwɪtʃ mˈænɚ wˈeɪ.
Beckton was the only station on the Beckton branch of the railway, which left the EC&TJR at Custom House, heading initially east by north-east before levelling out to due east once it crossed what is today the Woolwich Manor Way.