ʃˈædwɛl ˈoʊpənd ɪn ɑːktˈoʊbɚ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi, θɹˈiː mˈʌnθs ˈæftɚ ðɪ ˈoʊpənɪŋ ʌvðə ɹˈɛst ʌvðə kəmˈɜːʃəl ɹˈeɪlweɪ, wˌɪtʃ ɹᵻbɹˈændᵻd æz ðɪ ˌɛlbˌiːˈɑːɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn.
Shadwell opened in October 1840, three months after the opening of the rest of the Commercial Railway, which rebranded as the LBR in 1841.