London City Airport DLR station

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London City Airport is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Stratford-Woolwich and Bank-Woolwich Lines; serving London City Airport in East London. It opened on 2 December 2005. It was first located on what was initially King George V branch, and was, until the extension to Woolwich Arsenal was completed, the reason for this branch. It continues to be an important station on the DLR. Trains run westbound to Bank in the City of London, northbound to Stratford International and eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal. The station is in the London Borough of Newham and is located in Travelcard Zone 3.

History

Prior to December 2005, Docklands Light Railway trains would arrive at Canning Town and would only be able to continue in a southeasterly direction towards Royal Victoria. In December 2005, however, the new King George V branch was opened.

Before the station was built the land was home to Drew Primary School; the school was over 100 years old and consisted of three floors with classrooms also on the roof. The new Drew Primary can be found just down the road.^[7]

Design

The station (like many Docklands Light Railway stations) is elevated. It is also fully enclosed. There are two entrances to the station and the platforms are connected by escalators and lifts to an intermediate level with a direct link into the airport concourse. Main access to the station for local passengers and mobility impaired customers is by a lower level subway.

It has a direct covered connection with the adjacent airport terminal building. Although the station maintains the DLR philosophy of design, it makes concessions to cater for airport passengers, including a fully enclosed waiting room on the central island platform and, unusually for the DLR, a staffed ticket office. There is a crossover west of the station which allows trains from Poplar and Woolwich Arsenal to reverse here during periods of disruption.

Location

The station is situated to the west side of London City Airport in Silvertown.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from London City Airport is:^[8]

• 6 tph to Stratford International
• 6 tph to Bank
• 12 tph to Woolwich Arsenal

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 to Bank and Stratford International.

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Pontoon Dock towards Bank or Stratford International		Docklands Light Railway		King George V towards Woolwich Arsenal

Connections

London Buses routes 473 and 474 serve the station.

References

External links

Stations

Bank/Tower Gateway – Canning Town	Bank Tower Gateway ( Tower Hill, Aldgate, Fenchurch Street) Shadwell Limehouse Westferry Poplar ( Canary Wharf) Blackwall East India Canning Town
Lewisham branch	West India Quay ( Canary Wharf) Canary Wharf Heron Quays ( Canary Wharf) South Quay Crossharbour Mudchute Island Gardens Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich Greenwich Deptford Bridge Elverson Road Lewisham
Stratford branch	All Saints Langdon Park Devons Road Bow Church ( Bow Road) Pudding Mill Lane Stratford
Beckton branch	Royal Victoria Custom House for ExCeL Prince Regent Royal Albert Beckton Park Cyprus Gallions Reach Beckton
Woolwich Arsenal branch	West Silvertown Pontoon Dock London City Airport King George V Woolwich Arsenal
Stratford International branch	Star Lane West Ham Abbey Road Stratford High Street Stratford Stratford International

Future

Extensions	to Thamesmead
Stations	Thames Wharf

Rolling stock

Rolling Stock	P86 – P89 B90 – B92 – B2K B07 B23
Depots	Beckton Poplar