 Aerial photograph of Beckton Depot | |
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| Location | Beckton, London |
| Coordinates | 51°30′44″N0°04′37″E / 51.51209°N 0.07693°E |
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| Type | light metro |
| History | |
| Opened | 1994 |
Beckton Depot is the primary railway maintenance depot for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR).
Upon the initial opening of the DLR in 1987, Poplar DLR depot was the primary maintenance depot. [1] But the proposed extension to Beckton would require more maintenance facilities, and Beckton provided more space in which to both construct larger facilities and provide easier road access for rolling stock delivery. The depot was built on part of the site of the former Beckton Gas Works, and was opened with the extension to Beckton in March 1994 with capacity for 45 single car trains. [1]
The depot is the primary maintenance depot for the DLR, providing both servicing and stabling facilities. Located between Beckton and Gallions Reach stations, it is actually closer to the latter - with rail access is from spurs from the running lines from the Beckton branch (in both directions). [1] Road access to the site is off Armada Way, south of the Gallions Reach Shopping Park. [2]
In the early 2000s, the DLR network was upgraded and expanded - with extensions to London City Airport and Woolwich, as well as the implementation of 3 car trains across the network. [3] To facilitate this, the depot was extended and upgraded in 2005 and 2006, with additional sidings for 36 new trains and improved signalling. [4]
As of the early 2020s, the depot is being extended to accommodate the new B23 rolling stock. The first phase provides space for additional trains, as well as modify the existing maintenance building to allow for easier servicing of the new rolling stock. [5] [6] The second phase will provide additional train stabling facilities, allowing for the rebuilding of Poplar DLR depot with residential towers above a retained depot. [7]
Buckingham Group was awarded the £35m contract for the first phase in 2021, commissioned to construct a new carriage wash, extension and modification to existing track, and new sidings for the new trains. The work was scheduled for completion in September 2023, but Buckingham went into administration the previous month (August 2023). TfL appointed Morgan Sindall to complete the work, alongside their £90m deal for the second phase, to build a new train shed and deliver further sidings. [8]
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system primarily serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London and providing a direct connection between London's two major financial districts, Canary Wharf and the City of London. First opened on 31 August 1987, the DLR has been extended multiple times, giving a total route length of 38 km. Lines now reach 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. An extension to Thamesmead is currently being proposed.
The North London line (NLL) is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of west, north-west, north, and north-east London, England between Richmond in the south-west and Stratford in the east, avoiding central London. Its route is a rough semicircle.
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Poplar is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Poplar in London, England. Poplar is a cross-platform interchange station for three of the six lines on the DLR making it one of the busiest stations on the network in terms of services. It is also nearby the Canary Wharf Station on Crossrail's Elizabeth Line.
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Beckton Park DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Docklands area of east London. The station is located by the north quay of the Royal Albert Dock. The station is opposite Beckton District South Park, which is open space leading to housing in South Beckton.
Gallions Reach DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Royal Docks area of east London. It serves the recent residential developments around Royal Albert Dock. The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between Cyprus and Beckton stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.
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Stratford High Street is a Docklands Light Railway station in Stratford in London, England. It is located on the Stratford International branch of the Docklands Light Railway, which opened on 31 August 2011. The site was the location of an earlier railway station from 1847 to 1957, known initially as Stratford Bridge and later as Stratford Market - after the nearby wholesale fruit and vegetable market.
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The Gallions Reach Crossing was a proposed River Thames crossing close to Gallions Reach in East London, running between Beckton in the London Borough of Newham and Thamesmead in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Originally a proposed ferry crossing replacing the Woolwich Ferry, later plans suggested either a bridge or a tunnel.
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The ongoing retention of the DLR depot function is essential but there is also the opportunity to deck over the DLR depot and to develop a residential-led mixed use development on top of this deck
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