All Saints DLR station explained

Symbol:dlr
All Saints
Map Type:United Kingdom London Tower Hamlets
Manager:Docklands Light Railway Ltd
Fare Zone:2
Locale:Poplar
Borough:London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Events1:Opened
Years1:31 August 1987
Platforms:2
Access:yes
Coordinates:51.5108°N -0.013°W
Original:Docklands Light Railway
Dlrbat0708:2.134
Dlrbat0809: 1.731
Dlrbat1011: 1.629
Dlrbat1112: 1.675
Dlrbat1213: 1.730 -->

All Saints is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Poplar in East London. The station is named after nearby All Saints, a Church of England parish church dating from 1821 to 1823. The station entrance is on the East India Dock Road, the high street of Poplar and is opposite Chrisp Street Market while adjacent to the Poplar Baths, it also has two rail sidings directly west of the station forming part of Poplar DLR depot.

On-train announcements for trains approaching the station describe it as "All Saints for Chrisp Street Market".

History

There was a previous station on the same site, called Poplar station, which was served by the North London Railway. The location of this station can be seen in the bottom-right hand corner of the Map of Poplar, 1885.

Serco announced that from 24 August 2009, the frequency on the Stratford to Lewisham branch would be reduced at peak times to one train every seven minutes, from the current five-minute frequency. This was to accommodate a flyover that increased frequencies by 30 seconds on the Bank to Lewisham line.[1] [2]

Service

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from All Saints is:[3]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph during the peak hours extended beyond Canary Wharf to and from .

Nearby places of interest

Connections

London bus routes 15, 108, 115, D6, N15, N551 serve All Saints DLR station.

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Delta Junction Grade Separation . Transport for London . 12 August 2020 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071003191051/http://developments.dlr.co.uk/pdf/enhancements/phase2/delta.pdf . 3 October 2007 .
  2. Web site: DLR West India Flyunder . Walker . Julian . Flickr . 12 August 2020 . 28 September 2009 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200812094625/https://www.flickr.com/photos/wirewiping/3964738921 . 12 August 2020.
  3. Web site: DLR train timetables. Transport for London. 15 August 2023.