Pontoon Dock DLR station

Pontoon Dock is a station on the Docklands Light Railway which opened in December 2005. It is located on the King George V branch. Trains run Westbound to Bank in the City of London and Eastbound to King George V, passing through London City Airport station.

The station is in the London Borough of Newham and is located in Travelcard Zone 3.

Location

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, however, the new King George V branch was opened and trains can now continue South: they cross under Lower Lea Crossing, travel along Silvertown Way before reaching North Woolwich Road (A1020), passing through West Silvertown DLR and continuing in an Easterly direction, soon arriving at Pontoon Dock DLR. The station is situated to the north of Thames Barrier Park and is surrounded by major redevelopment and regeneration. The station (like most DLR stations) is elevated and connected by stairs and lifts to a raised concourse connecting directly to street level and to the new footpaths through the park which leads down to the river front and views of the Thames Barrier.

There is a crossover which allows trains from Poplar and King George V to reverse here.

Train frequency

Westbound

Trains run every 10 minutes to Bank in the City of London. Journey time is 5 minutes to Canning Town to interchange with the Beckton branch of the DLR, 10 minutes to Poplar to interchange with the Stratford and Lewisham branches of the DLR and 20 minutes to Bank in the City of London.

Eastbound

Trains run every 10 minutes to King George V in the area of North Woolwich. Journey time is 2 minutes to London City Airport and 4 minutes to King George V, at present one of the two eastern termini of the Docklands Light Railway (the other is Beckton). However in 2009, the extension to Woolwich Arsenal station is due to open.

External links

* [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.5014&lon=0.0301&scale=10000&icon=x Street map of Pontoon Dock DLR station from multimap.com]
* http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/transportaccessibility/dlr/3248.aspx Pontoon Dock on the DLR website

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