Gallions Reach DLR station

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Gallions Reach
Location of Gallions Reach in Greater London
Location Royal Albert Wharf
Local authority London Borough of Newham
Managed by Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes [1]
Fare zone 3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018Increase2.svg 1.484 million [2]
2019Decrease2.svg 1.416 million [3]
2020Decrease2.svg 0.871 million [4]
2021Increase2.svg 1.096 million [5]
2022Increase2.svg 1.690 million [6]
Key dates
28 March 1994Opened
Other information
Coordinates 51°30′32″N0°04′19″E / 51.5089°N 0.0719°E / 51.5089; 0.0719
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

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.

Contents

The crossover junction north of the station, which is normally used for trains from the west going to Beckton DLR depot, can also be used for trains from Beckton and Poplar to reverse. This is the easternmost station on the DLR, as Beckton is actually further west.

Similar to other stations on the Beckton branch, the platforms have not been extended to accommodate 3-car trains, with selective door operation being used instead. [7]

History

Ruins of Beckton Gas Works from Gallions Reach, 1994 Ruins of Beckton Gas Works, 1994.jpg
Ruins of Beckton Gas Works from Gallions Reach, 1994

When the station opened with the Beckton extension in 1994, it was surrounded by brownfield land such as the old Beckton Gas Works, which closed in 1970. [8] Given this, ridership was very low, despite suburban residential development in nearby Beckton. [9]

Ridership grew following the opening of the UEL Docklands Campus and Gallions Reach Shopping Park [10] in the early 2000s and residential development around Royal Albert Dock in the 2010s. [11] By 2019, ridership had increased to 1.42m a year. [12]

In the mid-2000s, there were proposals for a DLR extension to Dagenham Dock, which would have branched off east of the station. This was cancelled in 2008. [13] A route of East London Transit was also proposed to pass through the area. [14]

The local area has also been proposed for various road crossings of the River Thames – the East London River Crossing and Gallions Reach Crossing. [15]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Gallions Reach is: [16]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction.

Preceding station  DLR no-text roundel.svg DLR  Following station
Cyprus
towards Tower Gateway
  Docklands Light Railway   Beckton
Terminus
 Possible services 
Cyprus
towards Bank or Tower Gateway
  Docklands Light Railway   Beckton Riverside
towards Thamesmead

Future

Docklands Light Railway extension
to Thamesmead (proposed)
Legend
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 Gallions Reach
Beckton depot
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 Beckton
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Beckton Riverside [17] [18] [19]
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 River Thames
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 Thamesmead [17] [18] [19]

In the mid-2010s, an extension of the DLR to Thamesmead was proposed. [15] [20] [21] As of December 2020, [22] the proposed route of the extension diverges just after Gallions Reach, turning east to pass by Beckton DLR depot before heading to Thamesmead via Beckton Riverside. [23] [24] [25]

Connections

London Buses routes 262, 366 and night route N551 serve the station. [26]

See also

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