Heron Quays DLR station explained

Symbol:dlr
Heron Quays
Fare Zone:2
Map Type:United Kingdom London Tower Hamlets
Years1:31 August 1987
Years2:2001
Years3:18 December 2002
Events1:Opened
Events2:Closed for rebuilding during construction works at Canary Wharf
Events3:Re-opened
Platforms:2
Access:yes
Coordinates:51.5028°N -0.0213°W
Original:Docklands Light Railway
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Dlrbat0809: 4.912
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Heron Quays is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank to Lewisham Line in the Heron Quays area of Canary Wharf in East London. The station is situated on the Isle of Dogs and serves the southern part of the Canary Wharf office complex and is directly connected to the Jubilee Place underground shopping centre. The station is elevated and contained within one of the complex's office towers. It has an out of station interchange (OSI) for Canary Wharf Underground station on London Underground's Jubilee line. Through ticketing is allowed between both stations.

The station is in Travelcard Zone 2, and is on the Lewisham branch of the Docklands Light Railway, between Canary Wharf and South Quay.

History

Originally open-air, the station was reconstructed in 2001-2002 (to fit inside a new high-rise development by Morgan Stanley and Lehman Brothers).[1] Longer platforms were built to accommodate three-unit trains planned as part of the DLR Capacity Enhancement. Designed by Alsop Architects, the station re-opened on 18 December 2002.[2]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Heron Quays 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, D3, D8 and night route N550 serve the station.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 19 December 2002 . Docklands Light Railway – Press Room – New state of the art DLR station at Heron Quays opens . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20041106013739/http://pressroom.dlr.co.uk/archive_news/details.asp?id=49 . 6 November 2004 . Transport for London.
  2. Web site: Heron Quays – aLL Design International Architects . 2022-08-18 . aLL Design . en-US.
  3. Web site: DLR train timetables. Transport for London. 17 August 2023.
  4. Web site: Buses from Canary Wharf . . 31 August 2013 . 6 February 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190206102609/http://content.tfl.gov.uk/bus-route-maps/canary-wharf-310813.pdf . 6 February 2019.