Bow Church DLR station

Bow Church DLR station entrance

There is a crossover south of the station which allows trains from Stratford and Poplar to reverse here. One example of this is when the new platforms at Stratford were being constructed – trains were suspended between Bow Church and Stratford and trains from Poplar terminated here. The station is accessible via lifts to both platforms and it has ticket machines and Oyster pads.

Location

The station takes its name from the nearby 14th century Bow Church, which is a Church of England church.

It is interlinked by an out of station interchange (OSI) within 300 m (980 ft) walking distance via Bow Road with Bow Road station on London Underground's District and Hammersmith and City lines. ^[1] The two stations are classed as a single station for ticketing purposes as well as on tube maps but both managed separately.

London Buses routes 25, 108, 205, 425, N25 and N205 serve the station. ^[13]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Bow Church is: ^[14]

• 12 tph to Stratford
• 12 tph to Canary Wharf

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 during the peak hours extended beyond Canary Wharf to and from Lewisham.

Notes

1. Bow was first served 26 September 1850 and last served 15 May 1944.
2. Poplar (East India Road) was first served 1 August 1866 and last served 15 May 1944.

References

1. "Out-of-station interchanges" (ODS). Transport for London. 1 May 2026. Archived from the original on 24 May 2026. Retrieved 24 May 2026.
2. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London . April 2025. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 April 2025.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Archived from the original on 6 April 2025. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Archived from the original on 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Archived from the original on 31 May 2025. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2024. Transport for London. 20 January 2026 [8 October 2025]. Archived from the original on 27 March 2026. Retrieved 27 March 2026.
7. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2025. Transport for London. 13 May 2026. Archived from the original on 19 July 2026. Retrieved 24 July 2026.
8. McCarthy, Colin; McCarthy, David (2009). Railways of Britain: London North of the Thames. Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN   978-0-7110-3346-7.
9. Lovett, Dennis (1 April 2012). The North London Railway 1846-2012:. Irwell Press. ISBN   978-1-906919-47-4.
10. Vaughan, John (1 October 1987). "Keeping Track of Docklands". Illustrated London News . p. 90.
11. Committee, Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Transport (10 August 2005). Integrated Transport: The Future of Light Rail and Modern Trams in the United Kingdom; Tenth Report of Session 2004-05. The Stationery Office. ISBN   978-0-215-02573-9.
12. Willis, Jonathan (15 September 2022). The Railways of London Docklands: Their History and Development. Pen and Sword Transport. ISBN   978-1-5267-9061-3.
13. "Bow Church Station".
14. "DLR train timetables". Transport for London . Retrieved 15 August 2023.

External links

• Docklands Light Railway website – Bow Church station page

Bow Church
Train for Canary Wharf at the platform in 2013
General information
Location	Bow, Tower Hamlets
Coordinates	51°31′39″N0°01′15″W / 51.5275°N 0.0208°W / 51.5275; -0.0208
Owner	Transport for London
Manager	Docklands Light Railway
Platforms	2
Connections	Out-of-station interchanges: [1] Bow Road
Construction
Structure type	At-grade
Accessible	Yes [2]
Other information
Status	Unstaffed
Fare zone	2
Website	Official website
History
Opened	31 August 1987 (1987-08-31)
Passengers
DLR annual entry and exit
2021	1.656 million [3]

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Devons Road towards Lewisham		Docklands Light Railway		Pudding Mill Lane towards Stratford