The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system that serves the London Docklands area of east and south-east London. First opened on 31 August 1987, the DLR was a key component in the regeneration of large areas of disused industrial land into valuable commercial and residential districts.[1]
The system been extended multiple times, and now reaches north to Stratford, south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial district, and east to Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal.
Stations are in the City of London and the boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich and Lewisham with the majority of the network north of the River Thames. Of the 45 stations, four are underground: Woolwich Arsenal, Island Gardens, Bank and Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich).
Stations and routes
editListed for each station is the branch or branches it is on, the local authority, the London Travelcard zone in which it is located, interchanges with other modes of transport, the opening date and any resiting.
Four stations have direct interchanges with London Underground lines: Bank (Central, Circle, District, Northern and Waterloo & City), Canning Town (Jubilee), West Ham (Hammersmith & City, Jubilee and District lines) and Stratford (Central and Jubilee). There are indirect interchanges at Canary Wharf and Heron Quays (for Jubilee line from Canary Wharf), Bow Church (for District and Hammersmith & City lines from Bow Road) and Tower Gateway (for Circle and District lines from Tower Hill). There are interchanges with Mildmay line at Stratford (direct) and Shadwell (indirect). There are interchanges with National Rail at Greenwich, Lewisham, Limehouse, Woolwich Arsenal, Stratford, West Ham and Stratford International.[2]
List
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Planned stations
editThere are currently two planned projects that will add stations to the DLR network - a new station at Thames Wharf and an extension to Thamesmead.
| Station | Local Authority | Other names[note 4] | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thames Wharf[36] | Newham | Thameside West[36] | Safeguarded as part of the London City Airport extension,[37] the site is currently being used for Silvertown Tunnel construction. Following completion of the tunnel in 2025, 5,000 new homes and a DLR station will be built.[36] |
| Beckton Riverside[38] | Newham | Armada Riverside[39] | A planned extension of the DLR to Thamesmead, first formally proposed in 2020. As of January 2021[update], feasibility and technical work is underway.[38][40] Beckton Riverside was previously proposed as part of the cancelled Dagenham Dock extension. |
| Thamesmead[38] | Greenwich | Thamesmead Central[38] |
Safeguarded stations
editAs part of the development of the Docklands Light Railway, several sites were safeguarded for future station construction, some of which have been implemented.
Previously safeguarded
Two stations were safeguarded as part of the initial construction of the railway in the 1980s.[41]
- Pudding Mill Lane, located alongside the Great Eastern Main Line between Stratford and Bow Church.[41] The station opened in 1996.[13]
- Langdon Park, located between All Saints and Devons Road. Planned as "Carmen Street",[41] the station opened in 2007.[13]
No longer proposed
- Thames Wharf, located south of Canning Town, was safeguarded during the construction of the Beckton extension. Given construction of flying junctions for access to the Stratford International and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR, construction of this station is no longer possible.[42] A new safeguarded site for a Thames Wharf station was constructed as part of the London City Airport extension.[36]
- Connaught, located on a straight section of viaduct between Prince Regent and Royal Albert stations, was safeguarded during the construction of the Beckton extension in the 1990s.[43] The site was close to the long closed Connaught Road station.[44] Although a straight section of viaduct remains, the station is not currently proposed, despite recent development in the local area such as ExCeL London and London Regatta Centre.
Currently proposed
- Thames Wharf was safeguarded as part of the London City Airport extension, with a straight section of viaduct.[45] The site is currently being used for Silvertown Tunnel construction. Following completion of the tunnel in 2025, 5,000 new homes and a DLR station will be built.[36]
Notes
editSee also
editFootnotes
edit- ^ "About TfL - Culture & heritage - London's transport - a history - Docklands Light Railway (DLR)". Transport for London. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ "London Connections" (PDF). Association of Train Operating Companies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
- ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g Transport for London (31 August 2011). "Docklands Light Railway extension marks one year to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games". Transport for London. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g BBC News (31 August 2011). "New £211m DLR extension connecting Olympic venues opens". BBC News. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), p. 75.
- ^ a b c "£60m driverless railway contract for Docklands, The Times". The Times. 23 August 1984.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Brown, Joe (2009). London Railway Atlas (2nd ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 22–25, 33–35, 57–58. ISBN 978-0-7110-3397-9.
- ^ a b c Genealogy & Family History (1885). "Report of the Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales – Poplar: Divisions of New Borough (Map)". Eyre and Spottiswoode. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ Day & Reed (2008), p. 198.
- ^ Dynes, Michael (29 July 1991). "On the right lines for the Nineties; London Docklands". The Times. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f The Docklands Light Railway GEC Transportation Projects Brochure. General Electric Company. 1987. p. 4.
- ^ a b c d e f g Grant (1997).
- ^ a b c d e "DLR history timeline". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ Butt (1995), p. 52.
- ^ a b c d e Jolly, Stephen (1986). Docklands Light Railway : official handbook 1987. Bob Bayman. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 0-904711-80-3. OCLC 18746528.
- ^ Powell, Ken, 1947- (2000). The Jubilee Line extension. London: Laurence King. ISBN 1-85669-184-5. OCLC 42444848.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain - A Chronology (PDF). Railway and Canal Historical Society. 2019. pp. 111–2.
- ^ Powell (2000), p. 130–131.
- ^ a b c d Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), pp. 5–6.
- ^ a b "Docklands Light Railway Extension to Greenwich and Lewisham" (PDF). Docklands Light Railway. 1990.
- ^ Garland (1994), p. 63.
- ^ a b Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), pp. 4–15, 17–25, 28–31, 62–63, 75–79.
- ^ a b c d BBC News (6 December 2005). "DLR extension to airport is open". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ a b Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), pp. 76–77.
- ^ BBC News (10 December 2007). "Mayor unveils new London station". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ LCACC (18 February 2012). "DLR London City Airport Extension". London City Airport Consultative Committee. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Docklands Light Railway - The First Year" (PDF). Docklands Light Railway. 1988.
- ^ Harris (2004), p. 82.
- ^ Pearce, Alan (2006). Docklands Light Railway : official handbook. Brian Hardy, Colin Stannard, Capital Transport (5th ed.). Harrow: Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-298-4. OCLC 137312784.
- ^ Mayhew, Freddy (28 April 2014). "Pudding Mill Lane DLR station opens to public". Newham Recorder. Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
- ^ Transport for London (26 October 2009). "DLR station 'moves' at the weekend". Transport for London. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), p. 77.
- ^ Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), p. 5.
- ^ BBC News (12 January 2009). "Mayor opens new docklands station". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "Coming soon: a new stop on the DLR". The Royal Docks. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "Map; Proposed DLR extension to Silvertown London City Airport and North Woolwich, published by Docklands Light Railway, 1999". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF - OAPF Transport Strategy" (PDF). London.gov.uk. Greater London Authority. December 2020. p. 25-26. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
- ^ "GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY – DECEMBER 2017 DRAFT LONDON PLAN REPRESENTATIONS ON BEHALF OF STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS GALLIONS REACH SHOPPING PARK, ARMADA WAY, LONDON, E6 7ER" (PDF). Greater London Authority. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
- ^ "TfL Press Release - TfL and its partners commence further feasibility work on extending DLR into Thamesmead to support new homes and growth". tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com. Transport for London. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Monograph - "Starting from Scratch" - the development of transport in London Docklands (1997) - The Detailed Story (1)". www.lddc-history.org.uk. London Docklands Development Corporation. 1997. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Map showing the Docklands Light Rail proposed extensions to Beckton and Lewisham, issued 1992". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Map showing the Docklands Light Rail proposed extensions to Beckton and Lewisham, issued 1992". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
- ^ "Disused Stations: Connaught Road Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
- ^ "Map; Proposed DLR extension to Silvertown London City Airport and North Woolwich, published by Docklands Light Railway, 1999". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
References
edit- Brown, Joe (2009). London Railway Atlas (2nd ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3397-9.
- Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- Clayton, Antony (2000). Subterranean City: Beneath the Streets of London. Historical Publications. ISBN 0-948667-69-9.
- Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
- Garland, Ken (1994). Mr. Beck's Underground Map: A History. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 978-1854141682.
- Grant, Cynthia (1997). Starting from scratch : The development of transport in London Docklands. London Docklands Development Corporation. ISBN 978-0953111404. OCLC 60213190.
- Harris, Cyril M. (2004). What's in a name? (4th ed.). Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-241-0.
- Pearce, Alan; Hardy, Brian; Stannard, Colin (2000). Docklands Light Railway Official Handbook (4 ed.). Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-223-2.
- Powell, Kenneth (2000). The Jubilee Line Extension. Laurence King. ISBN 1-85669-184-5.
- Turlik, Peter (1997). Initiating Urban Change: London Docklands before LDDC. London Docklands Development Corporation. ISBN 0-9531114-1-5. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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