London City Airport DLR station

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London City Airport
Location of London City Airport in Greater London
Location London City Airport, Silvertown
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 4.501 million [2]
2019Increase2.svg 4.684 million [3]
2020Decrease2.svg 0.851 million [4]
2021Increase2.svg 1.601 million [5]
2022Increase2.svg 3.220 million [6]
Key dates
2 December 2005Opened
Other information
WGS84 51°30′13″N0°02′56″E / 51.503611°N 0.048889°E / 51.503611; 0.048889
Underground sign at Westminster.jpg  London transportportal

London City Airport is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Stratford-Woolwich and Bank-Woolwich Lines; serving London City Airport in East London. It opened on 2 December 2005. It was first located on what was initially King George V branch, and was, until the extension to Woolwich Arsenal was completed, the reason for this branch. It continues to be an important station on the DLR. Trains run westbound to Bank in the City of London, northbound to Stratford International and eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal. The station is in the London Borough of Newham and is located in Travelcard Zone 3.

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History

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.

Before the station was built the land was home to Drew Primary School; the 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. [7]

Design

The station (like many Docklands Light Railway stations) is elevated. It is also fully enclosed. There are two entrances to the station and the platforms are connected by escalators 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.

It has a direct covered connection with the adjacent airport terminal building. Although the station maintains the DLR philosophy of design, it makes concessions to cater for airport passengers, including a fully enclosed waiting room on the central island platform and, unusually for the DLR, a staffed ticket office. There is a crossover west of the station which allows trains from Poplar and Woolwich Arsenal to reverse here during periods of disruption.

Location

The station is situated to the west side of London City Airport in Silvertown.

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from London City Airport is: [8]

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 no-text roundel.svg DLR  Following station
Pontoon Dock
  Docklands Light Railway   King George V

Connections

London Buses routes 473 and 474 serve the station.

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References

  1. ↑ Tube Map
  2. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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  4. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
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  7. ↑ London City Airport Consultative Committee – DLR Extension Archived 17 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ↑ "DLR train timetables". Transport for London . Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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