Crossharbour DLR station explained

Symbol:dlr
Crossharbour
Fare Zone:2
Years1:31 August 1987
Years2:1994
Years3:2006
Events1:Opened as Crossharbour
Events2:Renamed Crossharbour and London Arena
Events3:Renamed Crossharbour
Platforms:2
Access:yes
Coordinates:51.4956°N -0.0144°W
Original:Docklands Light Railway
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Crossharbour is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line in Cubitt Town, East London. The station is situated on the Isle of Dogs and is between Mudchute and South Quay stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2.

The Docklands Light Railway station opened as "Crossharbour" on 31 August 1987 on the site of the former Millwall Docks railway station, and was renamed in 1994 to "Crossharbour and London Arena". Since the neighbouring London Arena has been demolished (in 2006) the original name has been reinstated.[1] The name "Crossharbour" refers to the nearby Glengall Bridge across Millwall Inner Dock.[2]

Layout

There are two platforms at the station with a reversing siding between the two running tracks just to the south of the station, and some trains (mainly from Stratford DLR station) used to terminate here as Lewisham DLR station was unable to handle too many trains. Nowadays however, it is rare to see trains terminate at Crossharbour, as many trains from Stratford now terminate at Canary Wharf DLR station.

The St John's Estate is a social housing estate adjacent to the DLR station.

Services

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

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 22 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph during the peak hours running to and from instead of Bank.

Connections

London Buses routes 135, 277, D6, D8 and night route N277 serve the station.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Keeping London moving.
  2. http://hidden-london.com/gazetteer/crossharbour/ Crossharbour – Hidden London
  3. Web site: DLR train timetables. Transport for London. 17 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Buses from Isle of Dogs (Crossharbour and Mudchute). Transport for London. 17 August 2023.