The name "Commercial Road" had been proposed for the original Aldgate East station, which opened on 6 October 1884 as part of an eastern extension to the District Railway (now the District line), some 500 feet (150 m) to the west of the current station, close to the Metropolitan Railway's Aldgate station.
Navnet "Commercial Road" blev foreslået til den oprindelige Aldgate East Station, der åbnede den 6. oktober 1884, som en del af en østlig udvidelse af Metropolitan District Railway (nu District line), ca. 150 m vest for den nuværende station, tæt på Metropolitan Railways Aldgate Station.