æz ðə nˈeɪm ɪmplˈaɪz, ðə stˈeɪʃən sˈɜːvd ðə wˈɛst ˈɪndiə dˈɑːks, ðˌoʊ ɪt wʌz loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd ɔnðə nˈɔːɹθ sˈaɪd ʌvðə nˈɔːɹðɚnmˌoʊst ʌvðə θɹˈiː dˈɑːks; ðɪ ˌɛlbˌiːˈɑːɹ wʌz lˈeɪɾɚɹ ɛkstˈɛndᵻd tʊ ɐ nˈuː mˈɪlwɔːl dˈɑːks stˈeɪʃən tə sˈɜːv ðɪ ˈʌðɚ tˈuː dˈɑːks.
As the name implies, the station served the West India Docks, though it was located on the north side of the northernmost of the three docks; the LBR was later extended to a new Millwall Docks station to serve the other two docks.