West Silvertown DLR station

West Silvertown is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Silvertown, which opened in December 2005. It is located on the Woolwich Arsenal branch. Trains run Westbound to the Bank in the City of London and Eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal, passing through London City Airport station.

West Silvertown
Station entrance on northern side
West Silvertown Location of West Silvertown in Greater London
Location	Silvertown
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
2019	1.900 million[2]
2020	1.085 million[3]
2021	1.506 million[4]
2022	2.230 million[5]
2023	2.440 million[6]
Key dates
2005	Opened
Other information
Coordinates	51.502778°N 0.0225°E / 51.502778; 0.0225
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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 South-Easterly direction towards Royal Victoria. In December 2005,^[7] however, the new King George V branch was opened.

Design

Interior of the West Silvertown station

The station (like most Docklands Light Railway stations) is elevated and can be reached from street level by stairs or a lift.

Location

The station is close to the site of Lyle Park and was set up to serve Britannia Village and the proposed new development at Peruvian Wharf.

Connections

London Buses routes 129 and 330 serve the station.^[8]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from West Silvertown is:^[9]

• 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
Canning Town towards Bank or Stratford International		Docklands Light Railway		Pontoon Dock towards Woolwich Arsenal
	Future Development
Thames Wharf towards Bank or Stratford International		Docklands Light Railway		Pontoon Dock towards Woolwich Arsenal

Future

A future Thames Wharf station between this station and Canning Town is safeguarded and considered after the Thames Wharf development is given the go-ahead and the Silvertown Tunnel is completed.