List of Docklands Light Railway stations

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]

Map of the Docklands Light Railway network

The system been extended multiple times, and now reaches north to Stratford, south to Lewisham, west to Tower Gateway and Bank 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).

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 Mildmay line 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[note 1]	Other names[note 2]	Usage (millions)[3][note 3]	Coordinates	Notes	Area served
Abbey Road		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011[4][5]	–	1.34	51°31′55.20″N 0°0′14.4″E	–	West Ham
All Saints		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	Poplar High Street, East India Docks Road[7]	1.81	51°30′39″N 0°00′47″W	On the site of Poplar (East India Road) station (1866–1944)[8][9]	Poplar
Bank ( from Monument)		City of London	1	1 July 1991[10][11]	–	37.20	51°30′46.80″N 0°5′16.80″W	Monument station first opened in 1884, Bank station in 1900.	City of London
Beckton		Newham	3	28 March 1994[6]	–	2.18	51°30′53″N 0°03′41″E	–	Beckton
Beckton Park		Newham	3	28 March 1994[6]	Albert Dock[12]	0.52	51°30′32″N 0°03′18″E	–	Beckton
Blackwall		Tower Hamlets	2	28 March 1994[6]	Preston Road[12]	1.51	51°30′28.5″N 0°0′26″W	Near the site of Poplar railway station (1840–1926)[8][9]	Blackwall
Bow Church ( from Bow Road tube station)		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	Bow Road[7]	3.05	51°31′39″N 0°1′14.88″W	On the site of Bow railway station (1850–1944)[8][9]	Bow
Canary Wharf		Tower Hamlets	2	November 1991[13] [14][15]	Canary Quay[16]	12.71	51°30′18.36″N 0°1′15.24″W	Construction did not begin until after the original line opened, as the Canary Wharf development was not ready.[13]	Canary Wharf
Canning Town (High Level)		Newham	2 & 3	5 March 1998[17][18]	–	12.33	51°30′50″N 0°0′29″E	Due to Jubilee Line extension construction, DLR platforms did not open with the rest of the Beckton extension.[19] Original station opened 1847.[8]	Canning Town
Canning Town (Low Level)				31 August 2011[4][5]			51°30′50″N 0°0′31″E	On site of North London Line platforms (1847–2006)[8]	Canning Town
Crossharbour		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	East Ferry Road, Glengall Grove,[20] Crossharbour & London Arena[8]	3.70	51°29′44.87″N 0°0′52.17″W	On the site of Millwall Docks railway station (1871–1926)[8]	Cubitt Town
Custom House		Newham	3	28 March 1994[6]	Custom House[12]	5.07	51°30′34.7″N 0°1′33.22″E	Original station opened 1855–2006.[8] Previously Custom House, prior to the opening of ExCeL London.	Custom House
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich		Greenwich	2 & 3	3 December 1999[6]	Cutty Sark, Greenwich Town[21]	7.63	51°28′54.13″N 0°0′39.28″W	–	Greenwich
Cyprus		Newham	3	28 March 1994[6]	–	2.27	51°30′31″N 0°03′50″E	–	Cyprus
Deptford Bridge		Lewisham	2 & 3	20 November 1999[6]	Deptford Creek[21]	3.10	51°28′27.84″N 0°1′21″W	–	Deptford
Devons Road		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	–	2.41	51°31′20″N 0°01′2.5″W	–	Bow
East India		Tower Hamlets	2 & 3	28 March 1994[6]	Brunswick, Brunswick Wharf[22]	4.41	51°30′33.48″N 0°0′7.56″W	–	Leamouth
Elverson Road		Greenwich	2 & 3	20 November 1999[6]	–	1.47	51°28′7.19″N 0°0′58.93″W	–	St John's
Gallions Reach		Newham	3	28 March 1994[6]	Eastern Gateway[12]	2.03	51°30′32″N 0°04′18″E	–	Beckton
Greenwich		Greenwich	2 & 3	20 November 1999[6]	–	5.33	51°28′41.16″N 0°0′50.4″W	Original station opened 1838[8]	Greenwich
Heron Quays ( from Canary Wharf tube station)		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	Heron Wharf[16]	5.94	51°30′10.52″N 0°1′17.65″W	Resited in 2002 when new development opened[14]	Heron Quays
Island Gardens		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	North Greenwich, Cubitt Town[20]	2.36	51°29′16.9″N 0°0′37.8″W	The position planned before the railway originally opened was on the other side of Manchester Road.[23] The station was relocated underground with the opening of the Lewisham extension on 20 November 1999.[6]	Isle of Dogs
King George V		Newham	3	2 December 2005[24]	North Woolwich[25]	1.59	51°30′7.1″N 0°3′46″E	Originally, the route was to terminate at City Airport.[25]	North Woolwich
Langdon Park		Tower Hamlets	2	9 December 2007[14][26]	Fawe Street, Carmen Street[16]	4.12	51°30′54″N 0°0′50.4″W	Station safeguarded since original railway opened.[13] To the south of South Bromley railway station (1884–1944)[8]	Poplar
Lewisham		Lewisham	2 & 3	20 November 1999[6]	–	7.56	51°27′55.08″N 0°0′47.88″W	Original station opened 1849.[8]	Lewisham
Limehouse		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	Stepney East[20]	8.54	51°30′44.64″N 0°2′22.92″W	Original station opened 1840[8]	Limehouse
London City Airport		Newham	3	2 December 2005[24]	–	3.48	51°30′13″N 0°2′56″E	Drew Primary School had to be demolished and relocated so land could be used for the construction of the station.[27]	Silvertown
Mudchute		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	Millwall Park, East Ferry Road[7]	1.76	51°29′27.23″N 0°0′52.95″W	Station relocated on 20 November 1999 due to the Lewisham extension opening.[6]	Millwall
Pontoon Dock		Newham	3	2 December 2005[24]	–	2.83	51°30′8″N 0°1′55″E	–	Silvertown
Poplar ( from Canary Wharf railway station)		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	–	1.81	51°30′27.77″N 0°1′1.99″W	–	Poplar
Prince Regent		Newham	3	28 March 1994[6]	Prince Regent Lane[28]	1.69	51°30′34.01″N 0°2′0.36″E	–	Canning Town
Pudding Mill Lane		Newham	2 & 3	15 January 1996[13][29]	Marshgate Lane[30]	2.31	51°32′2.76″N 0°0′49.68″W	Station safeguarded since original railway opening.[13] 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.[31]	Stratford
Royal Albert		Newham	3	28 March 1994[6]	Strait Road[12]	1.49	51°30′31″N 0°02′47″E	–	Beckton
Royal Victoria ( from IFS Cloud Royal Docks)		Newham	3	28 March 1994[6]	Western Gateway[12]	2.91	51°30′33.04″N 0°1′4.84″E	East of the site of Tidal Basin railway station (1858–1943)[8]	Canning Town
Shadwell		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	–	6.36	51°30′42.16″N 0°3′22.17″W	On the site of Shadwell and St George's East railway station (1840–1941)[8]	Shadwell
South Quay		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	Cuba Street[16]	4.55	51°30′0.31″N 0°0′58.44″W	Between 12 February and 15 April 1996 there was no service south of Canary Wharf due to a bombing near South Quay.[6] 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.[32]	Millwall
Star Lane		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011[4][5]	Cody Road[33]	1.69	51°31′14.52″N 0°0′15.12″E	–	Canning Town
Stratford (High Level)		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 1987[6]	–	54.38	51°32′27″N 0°0′15″W	Original station opened 1839[8] Resited in 2007.[14]	Stratford
Stratford (Low Level)				31 August 2011[4][5]			51°32′27″N 0°0′11″W	On site of North London Line platforms (1846–2006)[8]	Stratford
Stratford High Street		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011[4][5]	Stratford Market[33]	1.29	51°32′16.44″N 0°0′2.16″W	On site of Stratford Market station (1847–1957)[8]	Stratford
Stratford International		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011[4][5]	–	4.44	51°32′41.28″N 0°0′30.96″W	National Rail station opened 2009[8]	Stratford
Tower Gateway ( from Fenchurch Street railway station and from Tower Hill tube station)		City of London	1	31 August 1987[6]	Tower Hill, Minories[20]	3.14	51°30′38.2″N 0°4′29.18″W	Options before the railway opened included a separate terminus for Tower Hill and a tunnelled terminus at Aldgate East[23]	Minories
West Ham		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011[4][5]	–	5.34	51°31′40.8″N 0°0′14.4″E	Original station opened 1901[8]	West Ham
West India Quay ( from Canary Wharf railway station)		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	West India Dock, North Quay[16]	3.09	51°30′24.9″N 0°1′13.78″W	–	Canary Wharf
West Silvertown		Newham	3	2 December 2005[24]	–	2.44	51°30′10″N 0°1′21″E	–	Silvertown
Westferry		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987[6]	West Ferry Road[34]	3.38	51°30′33.74″N 0°1′36.11″W	–	Limehouse
Woolwich Arsenal ( from Woolwich railway station)		Greenwich	4	10 January 2009[35][14]	–	6.98	51°29′24″N 0°4′8.4″E	Original station opened 1849.[8]	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[note 4]	Notes
Thames Wharf[36]	Newham	Thameside West[36]	Safeguarded as part of the London City Airport extension,[37] 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.[36]
Beckton Riverside[38]	Newham	Armada Riverside[39]	A planned extension of the DLR to Thamesmead, first formally proposed in 2020. As of January 2021[update], feasibility and technical work is underway.[38][40] Beckton Riverside was previously proposed as part of the cancelled Dagenham Dock extension.
Thamesmead[38]	Greenwich	Thamesmead Central[38]

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.^[41]

• Pudding Mill Lane, located alongside the Great Eastern Main Line between Stratford and Bow Church.^[41] The station opened in 1996.^[13]
• Langdon Park, located between All Saints and Devons Road. Planned as "Carmen Street",^[41] the station opened in 2007.^[13]

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.^[42] A new safeguarded site for a Thames Wharf station was constructed as part of the London City Airport extension.^[36]
• 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.^[43] The site was close to the long closed Connaught Road station.^[44] 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.^[45] 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.^[36]

Notes

1. This only lists dates when the DLR stations or platforms opened.
2. Names listed here are those that were proposed before opening and any renamings.
3. Usage data is for 2023.
4. Names listed here are those that were proposed before opening and any renamings.

See also

• List of London railway stations
• List of London Underground stations
• List of former and unopened London Underground stations
• Category:Railway stations in London by borough

Footnotes

1. "About TfL - Culture & heritage - London's transport - a history - Docklands Light Railway (DLR)". Transport for London. Retrieved 18 January 2021.
2. "London Connections" (PDF). Association of Train Operating Companies. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 September 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2012.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
4. Transport for London (31 August 2011). "Docklands Light Railway extension marks one year to go to the London 2012 Paralympic Games". Transport for London. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
5. BBC News (31 August 2011). "New £211m DLR extension connecting Olympic venues opens". BBC News. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
6. Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), p. 75.
7. "£60m driverless railway contract for Docklands, The Times". The Times. 23 August 1984.
8. Brown, Joe (2009). London Railway Atlas (2nd ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. pp. 22–25, 33–35, 57–58. ISBN 978-0-7110-3397-9.
9. Genealogy & Family History (1885). "Report of the Boundary Commissioners for England and Wales – Poplar: Divisions of New Borough (Map)". Eyre and Spottiswoode. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
10. Day & Reed (2008), p. 198.
11. Dynes, Michael (29 July 1991). "On the right lines for the Nineties; London Docklands". The Times. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
12. The Docklands Light Railway GEC Transportation Projects Brochure. General Electric Company. 1987. p. 4.
13. Grant (1997).
14. "DLR history timeline". Transport for London. Archived from the original on 30 September 2007. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
15. Butt (1995), p. 52.
16. Jolly, Stephen (1986). Docklands Light Railway : official handbook 1987. Bob Bayman. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport. ISBN 0-904711-80-3. OCLC 18746528.
17. Powell, Ken, 1947- (2000). The Jubilee Line extension. London: Laurence King. ISBN 1-85669-184-5. OCLC 42444848.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
18. Railway Passenger Stations in Great Britain - A Chronology (PDF). Railway and Canal Historical Society. 2019. pp. 111–2.
19. Powell (2000), p. 130–131.
20. Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), pp. 5–6.
21. "Docklands Light Railway Extension to Greenwich and Lewisham" (PDF). Docklands Light Railway. 1990.
22. Garland (1994), p. 63.
23. Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), pp. 4–15, 17–25, 28–31, 62–63, 75–79.
24. BBC News (6 December 2005). "DLR extension to airport is open". BBC News. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
25. Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), pp. 76–77.
26. BBC News (10 December 2007). "Mayor unveils new London station". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
27. LCACC (18 February 2012). "DLR London City Airport Extension". London City Airport Consultative Committee. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
28. "Docklands Light Railway - The First Year" (PDF). Docklands Light Railway. 1988.
29. Harris (2004), p. 82.
30. Pearce, Alan (2006). Docklands Light Railway : official handbook. Brian Hardy, Colin Stannard, Capital Transport (5th ed.). Harrow: Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-298-4. OCLC 137312784.
31. Mayhew, Freddy (28 April 2014). "Pudding Mill Lane DLR station opens to public". Newham Recorder. Archant Community Media Ltd. Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
32. Transport for London (26 October 2009). "DLR station 'moves' at the weekend". Transport for London. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
33. Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), p. 77.
34. Pearce, Hardy & Stannard (2000), p. 5.
35. BBC News (12 January 2009). "Mayor opens new docklands station". BBC News. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
36. "Coming soon: a new stop on the DLR". The Royal Docks. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
37. "Map; Proposed DLR extension to Silvertown London City Airport and North Woolwich, published by Docklands Light Railway, 1999". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
38. "Thamesmead and Abbey Wood OAPF - OAPF Transport Strategy" (PDF). London.gov.uk. Greater London Authority. December 2020. p. 25-26. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
39. "GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY – DECEMBER 2017 DRAFT LONDON PLAN REPRESENTATIONS ON BEHALF OF STANDARD LIFE INVESTMENTS GALLIONS REACH SHOPPING PARK, ARMADA WAY, LONDON, E6 7ER" (PDF). Greater London Authority. 2 March 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
40. "TfL Press Release - TfL and its partners commence further feasibility work on extending DLR into Thamesmead to support new homes and growth". tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com. Transport for London. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
41. "Monograph - "Starting from Scratch" - the development of transport in London Docklands (1997) - The Detailed Story (1)". www.lddc-history.org.uk. London Docklands Development Corporation. 1997. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
42. "Map showing the Docklands Light Rail proposed extensions to Beckton and Lewisham, issued 1992". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
43. "Map showing the Docklands Light Rail proposed extensions to Beckton and Lewisham, issued 1992". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
44. "Disused Stations: Connaught Road Station". www.disused-stations.org.uk. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
45. "Map; Proposed DLR extension to Silvertown London City Airport and North Woolwich, published by Docklands Light Railway, 1999". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.

References

• Brown, Joe (2009). London Railway Atlas (2nd ed.). Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7110-3397-9.
• Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
• Clayton, Antony (2000). Subterranean City: Beneath the Streets of London. Historical Publications. ISBN 0-948667-69-9.
• Day, John R; Reed, John (2008) [1963]. The Story of London's Underground. Capital Transport. ISBN 978-1-85414-316-7.
• Garland, Ken (1994). Mr. Beck's Underground Map: A History. Harrow Weald: Capital Transport Publishing. ISBN 978-1854141682.
• Grant, Cynthia (1997). Starting from scratch : The development of transport in London Docklands. London Docklands Development Corporation. ISBN 978-0953111404. OCLC 60213190.
• Harris, Cyril M. (2004). What's in a name? (4th ed.). Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-241-0.
• Pearce, Alan; Hardy, Brian; Stannard, Colin (2000). Docklands Light Railway Official Handbook (4 ed.). Capital Transport. ISBN 1-85414-223-2.
• Powell, Kenneth (2000). The Jubilee Line Extension. Laurence King. ISBN 1-85669-184-5.
• Turlik, Peter (1997). Initiating Urban Change: London Docklands before LDDC. London Docklands Development Corporation. ISBN 0-9531114-1-5. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2011.

External links

• Docklands Light Railway – Transport for London