List of Docklands Light Railway stations
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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]
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).
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 London Overground 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]
Station | Image | Local Authority | Zone(s) | Opened[note 1] | Other names[note 2] | Usage (millions)[3][note 3] | Coordinates | Notes | Area served |
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Abbey Road | ![]() |
Newham | – |
1.25 |
51°31′55.20″N 0°0′14.4″E | – |
West Ham | ||
All Saints | Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
Poplar High Street, East India Docks Road[7] |
1.64 |
51°30′39″N 0°00′47″W | On the site of Poplar (East India Road) station (1866–1944)[8][9] | Poplar | ||
Bank ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
City of London | – |
34.41 (includes Tube) |
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 | 28 March 1994[6] |
– |
2.07 |
51°30′53″N 0°03′41″E | – |
Beckton | |
Beckton Park | Newham | 28 March 1994[6] |
Albert Dock[12] |
0.49 |
51°30′32″N 0°03′18″E | – |
Beckton | ||
Blackwall | ![]() |
Tower Hamlets | 28 March 1994[6] |
Preston Road[12] |
1.36 |
51°30′28.5″N 0°0′26″W | Near the site of Poplar railway station (1840–1926)[8][9] | Blackwall | |
Bow Church (![]() ![]() |
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Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
Bow Road[7] |
2.64 |
51°31′39″N 0°1′14.88″W | On the site of Bow railway station (1850–1944)[8][9] | Bow | |
Canary Wharf ![]() ![]() |
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Tower Hamlets | Canary Quay[16] |
11.30 |
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) ![]() |
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Newham | – |
11.59 (includes Tube) |
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) ![]() |
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51°30′50″N 0°0′31″E | On site of North London Line platforms (1847–2006)[8] | Canning Town | |||||
Crossharbour | ![]() |
Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
3.35 |
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 for ExCeL ![]() |
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Newham | 28 March 1994[6] |
Custom House[12] |
3.65 |
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 | 3 December 1999[6] |
Cutty Sark, Greenwich Town[21] |
6.43 |
51°28′54.13″N 0°0′39.28″W | – |
Greenwich | |
Cyprus | Newham | 28 March 1994[6] |
– |
2.02 |
51°30′31″N 0°03′50″E | – |
Cyprus | ||
Deptford Bridge | ![]() |
Lewisham | 20 November 1999[6] |
Deptford Creek[21] |
2.77 |
51°28′27.84″N 0°1′21″W | – |
Deptford | |
Devons Road | ![]() |
Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
– |
2.17 |
51°31′20″N 0°01′2.5″W | – |
Bow | |
East India | ![]() |
Tower Hamlets | 28 March 1994[6] |
Brunswick, Brunswick Wharf[22] |
3.98 |
51°30′33.48″N 0°0′7.56″W | – |
Leamouth | |
Elverson Road | ![]() |
Greenwich | 20 November 1999[6] |
– |
1.35 |
51°28′7.19″N 0°0′58.93″W | – |
St John's | |
Gallions Reach | ![]() |
Newham | 28 March 1994[6] |
Eastern Gateway[12] |
1.69 |
51°30′32″N 0°04′18″E | – |
Beckton | |
Greenwich ![]() |
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Greenwich | 20 November 1999[6] |
– |
4.83 |
51°28′41.16″N 0°0′50.4″W | Original station opened 1838[8] | Greenwich | |
Heron Quays (![]() |
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Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
Heron Wharf[16] |
5.27 |
51°30′10.52″N 0°1′17.65″W | Resited in 2002 when new development opened[14] | Heron Quays | |
Island Gardens | Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
North Greenwich, Cubitt Town[20] |
2.19 |
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 | 2 December 2005[24] |
North Woolwich[25] |
1.62 |
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 | Fawe Street, Carmen Street[16] |
3.86 |
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 | 20 November 1999[6] |
– |
7.03 |
51°27′55.08″N 0°0′47.88″W | Original station opened 1849.[8] | Lewisham | ||
Limehouse ![]() |
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Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
Stepney East[20] |
7.33 |
51°30′44.64″N 0°2′22.92″W | Original station opened 1840[8] | Limehouse | |
London City Airport ![]() |
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Newham | 2 December 2005[24] |
– |
3.22 |
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 | 31 August 1987[6] |
Millwall Park, East Ferry Road[7] |
1.56 |
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 | 2 December 2005[24] |
– |
2.81 |
51°30′8″N 0°1′55″E | – |
Silvertown | ||
Poplar (![]() |
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Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
– |
1.17 |
51°30′27.77″N 0°1′1.99″W | – |
Poplar | |
Prince Regent | Newham | 28 March 1994[6] |
Prince Regent Lane[28] |
1.54 |
51°30′34.01″N 0°2′0.36″E | – |
Canning Town | ||
Pudding Mill Lane | Newham | Marshgate Lane[30] |
2.64 |
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 | 28 March 1994[6] |
Strait Road[12] |
1.34 |
51°30′31″N 0°02′47″E | – |
Beckton | ||
Royal Victoria (![]() |
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Newham | 28 March 1994[6] |
Western Gateway[12] |
2.63 |
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 | 31 August 1987[6] |
– |
5.05 |
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 | 31 August 1987[6] |
Cuba Street[16] |
3.94 |
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 | Cody Road[33] |
1.47 |
51°31′14.52″N 0°0′15.12″E | – |
Canning Town | ||
Stratford (High Level) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Newham | 31 August 1987[6] |
– |
47.88 (includes Tube) |
51°32′27″N 0°0′15″W | Original station opened 1839[8] Resited in 2007.[14] | Stratford | ||
Stratford (Low Level) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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51°32′27″N 0°0′11″W | On site of North London Line platforms (1846–2006)[8] | Stratford | |||||
Stratford High Street | ![]() |
Newham | Stratford Market[33] |
1.19 |
51°32′16.44″N 0°0′2.16″W | On site of Stratford Market station (1847–1957)[8] | Stratford | ||
Stratford International ![]() |
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Newham | – |
3.89 |
51°32′41.28″N 0°0′30.96″W | National Rail station opened 2009[8] | Stratford | ||
Tower Gateway (![]() ![]() ![]() |
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City of London | 31 August 1987[6] |
Tower Hill, Minories[20] |
3.13 |
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 ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Newham | – |
4.51 (includes Tube) |
51°31′40.8″N 0°0′14.4″E | Original station opened 1901[8] | West Ham | ||
West India Quay (![]() |
Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
West India Dock, North Quay[16] |
2.81 |
51°30′24.9″N 0°1′13.78″W | – |
Canary Wharf | ||
West Silvertown | ![]() |
Newham | 2 December 2005[24] |
– |
2.23 |
51°30′10″N 0°1′21″E | – |
Silvertown | |
Westferry | ![]() |
Tower Hamlets | 31 August 1987[6] |
West Ferry Road[34] |
4.17 |
51°30′33.74″N 0°1′36.11″W | – |
Limehouse | |
Woolwich Arsenal ![]() ![]() |
Greenwich | – |
7.73 |
51°29′24″N 0°4′8.4″E | Original station opened 1849.[8] | Woolwich |
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] |
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]
No longer proposed
Currently proposed
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