List of Docklands Light Railway stations explained

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 and 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).

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Stations and routes

Listed 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 London Overground 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

Station	Image	Local Authority	Zone(s)	Opened	Other names	Usage (millions)	Coordinates	Notes	Area served
Abbey Road		Newham					51.532°N 0.004°W		West Ham
All Saints		Tower Hamlets					51.5108°N -0.0131°W	On the site of Poplar (East India Road) station (1866–1944)^[3] ^[4]	Poplar
Bank (from Monument)		City of London					51.513°N -0.088°W	Monument station first opened in 1884, Bank station in 1900.	City of London
Beckton		Newham					51.5147°N 0.0614°W		Beckton
Beckton Park		Newham					51.5089°N 0.055°W		Beckton
Blackwall		Tower Hamlets					51.5079°N -0.0072°W	Near the site of Poplar railway station (1840–1926)	Blackwall
Bow Church (from Bow Road tube station)		Tower Hamlets					51.5275°N -0.0208°W	On the site of Bow railway station (1850–1944)	Bow
		Tower Hamlets					51.5051°N -0.0209°W	Construction did not begin until after the original line opened, as the Canary Wharf development was not ready.	Canary Wharf
Canning Town (High Level)		Newham					51.5139°N 0.0081°W	Due to Jubilee Line extension construction, DLR platforms did not open with the rest of the Beckton extension. Original station opened 1847.	Canning Town
Canning Town (Low Level)				Newham			-->		-->	-->	51.5139°N 0.0086°W	On site of North London Line platforms (1847–2006)	Canning Town
Crossharbour		Tower Hamlets					51.4958°N -0.0145°W	On the site of Millwall Docks railway station (1871–1926)	Cubitt Town
		Newham					51.5096°N 0.0259°W	Original station opened 1855–2006. Previously Custom House, prior to the opening of ExCeL London.	Custom House
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich		Greenwich					51.4817°N -0.0109°W		Greenwich
Cyprus		Newham					51.5086°N 0.0639°W		Cyprus
Deptford Bridge		Lewisham					51.4744°N -0.0225°W		Deptford
Devons Road		Tower Hamlets					51.5222°N -0.0174°W		Bow
East India		Tower Hamlets					51.5093°N -0.0021°W		Leamouth
Elverson Road		Greenwich					51.4687°N -0.0164°W		St John's
Gallions Reach		Newham					51.5089°N 0.0717°W		Beckton
		Greenwich					51.4781°N -0.014°W	Original station opened 1838	Greenwich
Heron Quays (from Canary Wharf tube station)		Tower Hamlets					51.5029°N -0.0216°W	Resited in 2002 when new development opened	Heron Quays
Island Gardens		Tower Hamlets					51.488°N -0.0105°W	The position planned before the railway originally opened was on the other side of Manchester Road. The station was relocated underground with the opening of the Lewisham extension on 20 November 1999.	Isle of Dogs
King George V		Newham					51.502°N 0.0628°W	Originally, the route was to terminate at City Airport.	North Woolwich
Langdon Park		Tower Hamlets					51.515°N -0.014°W	Station safeguarded since original railway opened. To the south of South Bromley railway station (1884–1944)	Poplar
		Lewisham					51.4653°N -0.0133°W	Original station opened 1849.	Lewisham
		Tower Hamlets					51.5124°N -0.0397°W	Original station opened 1840	Limehouse
		Newham					51.5036°N 0.0489°W	Drew Primary School had to be demolished and relocated so land could be used for the construction of the station.^[5]	Silvertown
Mudchute		Tower Hamlets					51.4909°N -0.0147°W	Station relocated on 20 November 1999 due to the Lewisham extension opening.	Millwall
Pontoon Dock		Newham					51.5022°N 0.0319°W		Silvertown
Poplar (from Canary Wharf railway station)		Tower Hamlets					51.5077°N -0.0172°W		Poplar
Prince Regent		Newham					51.5094°N 0.0334°W		Canning Town
Pudding Mill Lane		Newham					51.5341°N -0.0138°W	Station safeguarded since original railway opening. The station was resited and rebuilt on a new alignment on 28 April 2014 as the old site was required for a Crossrail tunnel portal.^[6]	Stratford
Royal Albert		Newham					51.5086°N 0.0464°W		Beckton
Royal Victoria (from IFS Cloud Royal Docks)		Newham					51.5092°N 0.018°W	East of the site of Tidal Basin railway station (1858–1943)	Canning Town
		Tower Hamlets					51.5117°N -0.0562°W	On the site of Shadwell and St George's East railway station (1840–1941)	Shadwell
South Quay		Tower Hamlets					51.5001°N -0.0162°W	Between 12 February and 15 April 1996 there was no service south of Canary Wharf due to a bombing near South Quay. The station was resited to make platform extensions easier as the previous site had tight curves at either end. It was resited on 26 October 2009.^[7]	Millwall
Star Lane		Newham					51.5207°N 0.0042°W		Canning Town
Stratford (High Level)		Newham					51.5408°N -0.0042°W	Original station opened 1839 Resited in 2007.	Stratford
Stratford (Low Level)				Newham			-->		-->	-->	51.5408°N -0.0031°W	On site of North London Line platforms (1846–2006)	Stratford
Stratford High Street		Newham					51.5379°N -0.0006°W	On site of Stratford Market station (1847–1957)	Stratford
		Newham					51.5448°N -0.0086°W	National Rail station opened 2009	Stratford
Tower Gateway (from Fenchurch Street railway station and from Tower Hill tube station)		City of London					51.5106°N -0.0748°W	Options before the railway opened included a separate terminus for Tower Hill and a tunnelled terminus at Aldgate East	Minories
		Newham					51.528°N 0.004°W	Original station opened 1901	West Ham
West India Quay (from Canary Wharf railway station)		Tower Hamlets					51.5069°N -0.0205°W		Canary Wharf
West Silvertown		Newham					51.5028°N 0.0225°W		Silvertown
Westferry		Tower Hamlets					51.5094°N -0.0267°W		Limehouse
Woolwich Arsenal (from Woolwich railway station)		Greenwich					51.49°N 0.069°W	Original station opened 1849.	Woolwich

Planned stations

There 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	Notes
Thames Wharf^[8]	Newham	Thameside West	Safeguarded as part of the London City Airport extension,^[9] 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.
Beckton Riverside^[10]	Newham	Armada Riverside^[11]	A planned extension of the DLR to Thamesmead, first formally proposed in 2020., feasibility and technical work is underway.^[12] Beckton Riverside was previously proposed as part of the cancelled Dagenham Dock extension.
Thamesmead	Greenwich	Thamesmead Central

Safeguarded stations

As 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.^[13]

• Pudding Mill Lane, located alongside the Great Eastern Main Line between Stratford and Bow Church. The station opened in 1996.
• Langdon Park, located between All Saints and Devons Road. Planned as "Carmen Street", the station opened in 2007.

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.^[14] A new safeguarded site for a Thames Wharf station was constructed as part of the London City Airport extension.
• 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.^[15] The site was close to the long closed Connaught Road station.^[16] 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.^[17] 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.

See also

• List of London railway stations
• List of London Underground stations
• List of former and unopened London Underground stations

References

• Book: Brown, Joe . 2009 . . 2nd . London Railway Atlas . 978-0-7110-3397-9.
  • Book: Clayton, Antony . Subterranean City: Beneath the Streets of London . Historical Publications . 2000 . 0-948667-69-9 .
• Book: Day . Reed . John R . John . The Story of London's Underground . 1963 . 2008 . Capital Transport . 978-1-85414-316-7 .
• Book: Garland, Ken . Mr. Beck's Underground Map: A History . Capital Transport Publishing . 978-1854141682 . 1994 . Harrow Weald .
• Book: Grant, Cynthia . Starting from scratch : The development of transport in London Docklands. . . 1997 . 978-0953111404 . 60213190 .
• Book: Harris, Cyril M. . What's in a name? . Capital Transport . 2004 . 4th . 1-85414-241-0 .
• Book: Pearce . Alan . Brian . Hardy . Colin . Stannard . Docklands Light Railway Official Handbook . Capital Transport . 2000 . 1-85414-223-2 . 4 .
• Book: Powell, Kenneth . The Jubilee Line Extension . 2000 . Laurence King . 1-85669-184-5 .
• Book: Turlik, Peter . Initiating Urban Change: London Docklands before LDDC . 1997 . . 0-9531114-1-5 . 13 July 2011 . 7 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171207093331/http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/beforelddc/index.html . dead .

External links

• Docklands Light Railway – Transport for London

Notes and References

1. Web site: About TfL - Culture & heritage - London's transport - a history - Docklands Light Railway (DLR). 2021-01-18. Transport for London. en-GB.
2. Web site: London Connections. Association of Train Operating Companies. 20 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110902031801/http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/passenger_services/maps/London_Connections.pdf. 2 September 2011. dmy-all.
3. Book: Brown, Joe. 2009. Ian Allan Publishing. 2nd. London Railway Atlas. 22–25, 33–35, 57–58 . 978-0-7110-3397-9.
4. Web site: Genealogy & Family History . Report of the Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales – Poplar: Divisions of New Borough (Map) . 1885 . . 16 July 2011.
5. Web site: LCACC . DLR London City Airport Extension . London City Airport Consultative Committee . 18 February 2012 . 15 November 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130417222328/http://www.lcacc.org/access/dlr.html . 17 April 2013.
6. Web site: Freddy . Mayhew . Pudding Mill Lane DLR station opens to public . Archant Community Media Ltd. . . 28 April 2014 . 6 May 2014 . 19 October 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151019080030/http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/news/pudding_mill_lane_dlr_station_opens_to_public_1_3577106 . dead .
7. Web site: Transport for London . DLR station 'moves' at the weekend . 26 October 2009 . 27 June 2011 . Transport for London.
8. Web site: Coming soon: a new stop on the DLR. 2020-04-17. The Royal Docks. en.
9. Web site: Map; Proposed DLR extension to Silvertown London City Airport and North Woolwich, published by Docklands Light Railway, 1999. 2021-01-19. London Transport Museum. en.
10. Web site: December 2020. Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF - OAPF Transport Strategy. 17 April 2020. London.gov.uk. Greater London Authority. 25-26.
11. Web site: 2 March 2018. GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY – DECEMBER 2017 DRAFT LONDON PLAN REPRESENTATIONS ON BEHALF OF STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS GALLIONS REACH SHOPPING PARK, ARMADA WAY, LONDON, E6 7ER. 22 January 2021. Greater London Authority.
12. Web site: TfL Press Release - TfL and its partners commence further feasibility work on extending DLR into Thamesmead to support new homes and growth. 2020-12-21. tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com. Transport for London.
13. Web site: 1997. Monograph - "Starting from Scratch" - the development of transport in London Docklands (1997) - The Detailed Story (1). dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170331164513/http://www.lddc-history.org.uk/transport/tranmon3.html#7.DLR. 31 March 2017. 2021-01-21. www.lddc-history.org.uk. London Docklands Development Corporation.
14. Web site: Map showing the Docklands Light Rail proposed extensions to Beckton and Lewisham, issued 1992. 2021-01-19. London Transport Museum. en.
15. Web site: Map showing the Docklands Light Rail proposed extensions to Beckton and Lewisham, issued 1992. 2021-01-19. London Transport Museum. en.
16. Web site: Disused Stations: Connaught Road Station. 2021-01-21. www.disused-stations.org.uk.
17. Web site: Map; Proposed DLR extension to Silvertown London City Airport and North Woolwich, published by Docklands Light Railway, 1999. 2021-01-19. London Transport Museum. en.