Disappointment for Beatles fans arriving at wrong Abbey Road

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The cover of The Beatles' Abbey Road album. Credit: .

Confused tourists are arriving in their dozens at Abbey Road Station in West Ham, expecting to find the zebra crossing made famous by The Beatles.

But they're actually ten miles away from the north London location featured on the cover of the band's 1969 album of the same name.

The real crossing - in St John's Wood - attracts thousands of music-fans each year, with many attempting to recreate the famous picture of the rock band crossing the road.

But since a new Abbey Road station was opened on the Docklands Light Railway last year, some tourists have heading off to the wrong side of the city.

A Mexican Mariachi band takes its turn to re-create the famous picture. Credit: Geoff Caddick, PA

The situation has even led business-owners in St John's Wood, who rely on the Beatles connection to boost their trade, to call for the station to be re-named.

Transport for London says it has no intention to do so.

Check out the latest poses being made on the St John's Wood crossing via Abbey Road music studio's live web cam.