Elverson Road DLR station

Elverson Road is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in the St John's area of Lewisham in south east London, and situated in a residential neighbourhood. Opening in 1999 as part of the Lewisham extension, Elverson road station is one of the newer stations of the DLR network situated between Lewisham and Deptford Bridge.

Elverson Road
Elverson Road Location of Elverson Road in Greater London
Location	St Johns
Local authority	London Borough of Lewisham
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	2 and 3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2019	1.701 million[2]
2020	0.992 million[3]
2021	0.885 million[4]
2022	1.350 million[5]
2023	1.470 million[6]
Key dates
1999	Opened
Other information
Coordinates	51.4684°N 0.0162°W / 51.4684; -0.0162
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South Eastern Main Line to Charing Cross South Eastern Main Line to Cannon Street via New Cross non-stop via London Bridge   Nunhead to Lewisham link to London Victoria St Johns Greenwich Park branch line to Greenwich Park Bakerloo line (proposed) to Elephant & Castle Docklands Light Railway to Bank–Monument or Stratford via New Cross Gate   Elverson Road Lewisham Bakerloo line (proposed) provision for extension to Hayes Blackheath Parks Bridge Junction North Kent Line to Gravesend Ladywell Bexleyheath line to Dartford via Bexleyheath Hayes line to Hayes via Catford Bridge Hither Green Hither Green TMD Lee Dartford Loop Line to Dartford via Sidcup South Eastern Main Line to Kent non-stop via Orpington South Eastern Main Line to Orpington (stopping services)

Upon opening, the station was one of the most lightly used on the DLR network, but traffic has increased significantly following the construction of several new apartment complexes in the area.

The station is located between Deptford Bridge and Lewisham stations, and is on the boundary of Travelcard Zone 2 and Zone 3.

The station site straddles the boundary between the boroughs of Lewisham and Greenwich, and passengers must briefly cross into Greenwich when walking over the footbridge to reach the opposite platform.

Selective Door Operation is in use at this station as it cannot accommodate 3-car trains. Passengers wishing to alight at Elverson road must move towards the centre of the train (like Cutty Sark DLR) to alight.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Elverson Road is:^[7]

• 12 tph to Bank
• 12 tph to Lewisham

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 Stratford instead of Bank.

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Deptford Bridge towards Bank or Stratford		Docklands Light Railway		Lewisham Terminus

References

1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
2. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. "DLR train timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

External links

• Elverson Road DLR station – Live departures and timetables at Transport for London