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Docklands Light Railway station From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Prince Regent DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in Canning Town in east London. The station was opened on 28 March 1994 and provides access to the eastern end of the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and ICC London. The station signage is subtitled 'for ExCeL East'.
Prince Regent | |
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Location | Canning Town |
Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
Managed by | Docklands Light Railway |
Number of platforms | 2 |
Accessible | Yes[1] |
Fare zone | 3 |
DLR annual boardings and alightings | |
2018 | 2.585 million[2] |
2019 | 2.439 million[3] |
2020 | 0.953 million[4] |
2021 | 1.381 million[5] |
2022 | 1.540 million[6] |
Key dates | |
28 March 1994 | Opened |
Other information | |
Coordinates | 51.5093°N 0.0337°E |
London transport portal |
The station is named after Prince Regent Lane, which runs north from the station towards the A13 road. The street in turn is named after George IV.[7]
There is a small bus station adjoining the station with buses to Plaistow and London City Airport.
The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between Custom House and Royal Albert stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 3. During major exhibitions at the adjacent Excel Centre an additional DLR shuttle service operates between Canning Town and Prince Regent stations, to supplement the normal Tower Gateway to Beckton service. The trains shuttle reverse on a crossover well to the east of the station, within sight of the next station at Royal Albert.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Prince Regent is:[8]
Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction.
Preceding station | DLR | Following station | ||
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Custom House towards Tower Gateway |
Docklands Light Railway | Royal Albert towards Beckton |
The London buses that serve Prince Regent DLR station is 241, 474, 300, 325, 473, 678 (school journeys only) and N551 (night journeys only).
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