King George V DLR station

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King George V
Location of King George V in Greater London
Location North Woolwich
Local authority London Borough of Newham
Managed by Docklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes [1]
Fare zone 3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2019Increase2.svg 1.860 million [2]
2020Decrease2.svg 1.402 million [3]
2021Decrease2.svg 1.238 million [4]
2022Increase2.svg 1.620 million [5]
2023Decrease2.svg 1.590 million [6]
Key dates
2 December 2005Opened
Other information
Coordinates 51°30′07″N0°03′46″E / 51.501972°N 0.062778°E / 51.501972; 0.062778
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King George V is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in North Woolwich, East London, which opened on 2 December 2005. The station replaced North Woolwich railway station on the North London line and is named after King George V Dock nearby in the London Borough of Newham. King George V is in Travelcard Zone 3. Station and on-train announcements refer to the name in its only said form: 'King George the Fifth'.

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History

The station opened on 2 December 2005. Until January 2009, it served as a temporary terminus for the King George V branch of DLR, but the line has since been extended through a tunnel under the River Thames to its new terminus, Woolwich Arsenal. [7]

On 5 January 2021, a woman was injured in a serious incident at the station. [8]

Location

The station is at the northern end of Pier Road in North Woolwich, and is within walking distance of the Woolwich Ferry.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from King George V is: [9]

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 to Bank and Stratford International.

Preceding station  DLR  Following station
London City Airport
  Docklands Light Railway   Woolwich Arsenal
Terminus

References

  1. ↑ Tube Map
  2. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Government Approves DLR Woolwich Extension". Transport for London. 26 February 2004. Archived from the original on 21 October 2007. Retrieved 27 September 2007.
  8. ↑ King, Jon (6 January 2021). "Woman injured in 'serious incident' at King George V DLR station". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "DLR train timetables". Transport for London . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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