Poplar Depot Explained

Poplar Depot
Coordinates:51.5075°N -0.0167°W
Location:Poplar, London
Type:light metro
Opened:August 1987

Poplar Depot, also known as the Operations and Maintenance Centre (OMC), is the secondary depot and headquarters for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in Poplar, London. It is located adjacent to Poplar DLR station.

History

The depot opened in August 1987 as part of the initial DLR system. Due to the constrained site at Poplar, a new, larger depot was built at Beckton - which replaced Poplar as the main train depot in 1994.[1] Over half the fleet are stored and maintained here. It is situated to the north of Poplar station and has two additional sidings next to All Saints. The depot was extended to hold more trains, when three-car operation began in 2009.

Future

Given the depot's location close to Canary Wharf, Transport for London have proposed rebuilding the depot to have residential towers built above it. This would require expansion of the Beckton depot to allow for construction at Poplar.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Pearce, Alan . Docklands Light Railway : official handbook . 2006 . Capital Transport . Brian Hardy, Colin Stannard, Capital Transport . 1-85414-298-4 . 5th . Harrow . 137312784.
  2. Web site: July 2021 . Download the adopted South Poplar Masterplan SPD South Poplar Masterplan SPD Let's Talk Tower Hamlets . 2022-03-19 . talk.towerhamlets.gov.uk . The ongoing retention of the DLR depot function is essential but there is also the opportunity to deck over the DLR depot and to develop a residential-led mixed use development on top of this deck.
  3. Web site: 10 January 2022 . MD2725 Docklands Light Railway - Housing Infrastructure Fund London City Hall . 2023-05-15 . Greater London Authority . en . Poplar works - enabling works at Poplar Depot to unlock an oversite development opportunity for new housing. Works will consist of a reconfigured Poplar DLR station and depot with a deck over the station, and improved accessibility to the Canary Wharf Estate..

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