The station would serve the communities of Castle Green, Thames View Estate and new housing developments in the area.

In 2002 the London Riverside Urban Strategy proposed new stations on the Barking to Rainham railway line at Renwick Road and Beam Park.

[2] Following the cancellation of the Docklands Light Railway extension to Dagenham Dock project in 2008, an investigation was undertaken from 2012 to 2014 to consider cheaper alternatives.

The station would lie east of the point where the Barking Riverside extension splits from the Tilbury loop line but before the tracks diverge to the south.

[7][11] In November 2022, Barking and Dagenham Council noted that they were working with Transport for London to develop a business case for the new station.

It would serve the communities of Castle Green, Thames View Estate, the northern part of Barking Riverside and other new housing developments in the area.