- London City Airport DLR station
London stations
name = London City Airport
caption = Station southern entrance and subway
manager =Docklands Light Railway
zone = 3
locale =London City Airport
borough =London Borough of Newham
start=2 December 2005
platforms= 2
exits=London City Airport DLR station is a station on the
Docklands Light Railway which serves theLondon City Airport , and which opened in2 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, which is the next stop.The station is in the
London Borough of Newham and is located inTravelcard 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 southeasterly 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 reachingNorth Woolwich Road (A1020). The train passes through West Silvertown DLR and Pontoon Dock DLR. At this point the train takes a sharp northeasterly turn, crossing Connaught Road to arrive at the West side ofLondon City Airport where the station is situated. The station (like manyDocklands Light Railway stations) is elevated and fully enclosed. There are two entrances to the station and the platforms are connected byescalator s and lifts to an intermediate level with a direct link into the airport concourse. Main access to the station for local passengers and mobility impaired customers is by a lower level subway.There is a crossover west of the station which allows trains from Poplar and King George V to reverse here.
Train Frequency
Westbound
Trains run about every 10 minutes to Bank in the
City of London . Journey time is 7 minutes to Canning Town to interchange with the Beckton branch of the DLR and with theJubilee Line ; 12 minutes to Poplar to interchange with the Stratford and Lewisham branches of the DLR; and 22 minutes to Bank in theCity of London .Eastbound
Trains run about every 10 minutes to King George V in the area of
North Woolwich . The journey time is 2 minutes to the terminus, one of the two Eastbound termini of the Docklands Light Railway, the other being Beckton.Before the construction
Before the station was built the land was home to Drew Primary school; Drew primary school was over 100 years old and consisted of three floors with classrooms also on the roof. The new Drew Primary can be found just down the road. [ [http://www.lcacc.org/access/dlr.html London City Airport Consultative Committee - DLR Extension ] ]
References
External links
* [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.5011&lon=0.0445&scale=10000&icon=x Street map of London City Airport DLR station from
multimap.com ]
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/gettingaround/transportaccessibility/dlr/3250.aspx Docklands Light Railway website - London City Airport station page]Gallery
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