List of Docklands Light Railway stations facts for kids

Map of the Docklands Light Railway network

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system that serves the London Docklands area of east and south-east London. First opened on 31 August 1987, the DLR was a key component in the regeneration of large areas of disused industrial land into valuable commercial and residential districts.

The system been extended multiple times, and now reaches 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.

Stations are in the City of London and the boroughs of Newham, Tower Hamlets, Greenwich and Lewisham with the majority of the network north of the River Thames. Of the 45 stations, four are underground: Woolwich Arsenal, Island Gardens, Bank and Cutty Sark (for Maritime Greenwich).

Stations and routes

Listed for each station is the branch or branches it is on, the local authority, the London Travelcard zone in which it is located, interchanges with other modes of transport, the opening date and any resiting.

Four stations have direct interchanges with London Underground lines: Bank (Central, Circle, District, Northern and Waterloo & City), Canning Town (Jubilee), West Ham (Hammersmith & City, Jubilee and District lines) and Stratford (Central and Jubilee). There are indirect interchanges at Canary Wharf and Heron Quays (for Jubilee line from Canary Wharf), Bow Church (for District and Hammersmith & City lines from Bow Road) and Tower Gateway (for Circle and District lines from Tower Hill). There are interchanges with London Overground at Stratford (direct) and Shadwell (indirect). There are interchanges with National Rail at Greenwich, Lewisham, Limehouse, Woolwich Arsenal, Stratford, West Ham and Stratford International.

List

Station	Image	Local Authority	Zone(s)	Opened	Other names	Usage (millions)	Coordinates	Notes	Area served
Abbey Road		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.2500001.25	51°31′55.20″N 0°0′14.4″E / 51.5320000°N 0.004000°E / 51.5320000; 0.004000 (Abbey Road DLR station)	–	West Ham
All Saints		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	Poplar High Street, East India Docks Road	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.6400001.64	51°30′39″N 0°00′47″W / 51.51083°N 0.01306°W / 51.51083; -0.01306 (All Saints DLR station)	On the site of Poplar (East India Road) station (1866–1944)	Poplar
Bank ( from Monument)		City of London	1	1 July 1991	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&034.41000034.41 (includes Tube)	51°30′46.80″N 0°5′16.80″W / 51.5130000°N 0.0880000°W / 51.5130000; -0.0880000 (Bank–Monument station)	Monument station first opened in 1884, Bank station in 1900.	City of London
Beckton		Newham	3	28 March 1994	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&700002.07	51°30′53″N 0°03′41″E / 51.51472°N 0.06139°E / 51.51472; 0.06139 (Beckton DLR station)	–	Beckton
Beckton Park		Newham	3	28 March 1994	Albert Dock	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&00.4900000.49	51°30′32″N 0°03′18″E / 51.50889°N 0.05500°E / 51.50889; 0.05500 (Beckton Park)	–	Beckton
Blackwall		Tower Hamlets	2	28 March 1994	Preston Road	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.3600001.36	51°30′28.5″N 0°0′26″W / 51.507917°N 0.00722°W / 51.507917; -0.00722 (Blackwall DLR station)	Near the site of Poplar railway station (1840–1926)	Blackwall
Bow Church ( from Bow Road tube station)		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	Bow Road	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.6400002.64	51°31′39″N 0°1′14.88″W / 51.52750°N 0.0208000°W / 51.52750; -0.0208000 (Bow Church DLR station)	On the site of Bow railway station (1850–1944)	Bow
Canary Wharf		Tower Hamlets	2	November 1991	Canary Quay	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.30000011.30	51°30′18.36″N 0°1′15.24″W / 51.5051000°N 0.0209000°W / 51.5051000; -0.0209000 (Canary Wharf DLR station)	Construction did not begin until after the original line opened, as the Canary Wharf development was not ready.	Canary Wharf
Canning Town (High Level)		Newham	2 & 3	5 March 1998	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&011.59000011.59 (includes Tube)	51°30′50″N 0°0′29″E / 51.51389°N 0.00806°E / 51.51389; 0.00806 (Canning Town station)	Due to Jubilee Line extension construction, DLR platforms did not open with the rest of the Beckton extension. Original station opened 1847.	Canning Town
Canning Town (Low Level)				31 August 2011			51°30′50″N 0°0′31″E / 51.51389°N 0.00861°E / 51.51389; 0.00861 (Canning Town station)	On site of North London Line platforms (1847–2006)	Canning Town
Crossharbour		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	East Ferry Road, Glengall Grove, Crossharbour & London Arena	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.3500003.35	51°29′44.87″N 0°0′52.17″W / 51.4957972°N 0.0144917°W / 51.4957972; -0.0144917 (Crossharbour DLR station)	On the site of Millwall Docks railway station (1871–1926)	Cubitt Town
Custom House for ExCeL		Newham	3	28 March 1994	Custom House	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.6500003.65	51°30′34.7″N 0°1′33.22″E / 51.509639°N 0.0258944°E / 51.509639; 0.0258944 (Custom House station)	Original station opened 1855–2006. Previously Custom House, prior to the opening of ExCeL London.	Custom House
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich		Greenwich	2 & 3	3 December 1999	Cutty Sark, Greenwich Town	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&06.4300006.43	51°28′54.13″N 0°0′39.28″W / 51.4817028°N 0.0109111°W / 51.4817028; -0.0109111 (Cutty Sark DLR station)	–	Greenwich
Cyprus		Newham	3	28 March 1994	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.&200002.02	51°30′31″N 0°03′50″E / 51.50861°N 0.06389°E / 51.50861; 0.06389 (Cyprus DLR station)	–	Cyprus
Deptford Bridge		Lewisham	2 & 3	20 November 1999	Deptford Creek	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.7700002.77	51°28′27.84″N 0°1′21″W / 51.4744000°N 0.02250°W / 51.4744000; -0.02250 (Deptford Bridge DLR station)	–	Deptford
Devons Road		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.1700002.17	51°31′20″N 0°01′2.5″W / 51.52222°N 0.017361°W / 51.52222; -0.017361 (Devons Road DLR station)	–	Bow
East India		Tower Hamlets	2 & 3	28 March 1994	Brunswick, Brunswick Wharf	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.9800003.98	51°30′33.48″N 0°0′7.56″W / 51.5093000°N 0.0021000°W / 51.5093000; -0.0021000 (East India DLR station)	–	Leamouth
Elverson Road		Greenwich	2 & 3	20 November 1999	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.3500001.35	51°28′7.19″N 0°0′58.93″W / 51.4686639°N 0.0163694°W / 51.4686639; -0.0163694 (Elverson Road DLR station)	–	St John's
Gallions Reach		Newham	3	28 March 1994	Eastern Gateway	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.6900001.69	51°30′32″N 0°04′18″E / 51.50889°N 0.07167°E / 51.50889; 0.07167 (Gallions Reach DLR station)	–	Beckton
Greenwich		Greenwich	2 & 3	20 November 1999	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.8300004.83	51°28′41.16″N 0°0′50.4″W / 51.4781000°N 0.014000°W / 51.4781000; -0.014000 (Greenwich DLR station)	Original station opened 1838	Greenwich
Heron Quays ( from Canary Wharf tube station)		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	Heron Wharf	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.2700005.27	51°30′10.52″N 0°1′17.65″W / 51.5029222°N 0.0215694°W / 51.5029222; -0.0215694 (Heron Quays DLR station)	Resited in 2002 when new development opened	Heron Quays
Island Gardens		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	North Greenwich, Cubitt Town	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.1900002.19	51°29′16.9″N 0°0′37.8″W / 51.488028°N 0.010500°W / 51.488028; -0.010500 (Island Gardens DLR station)	The position planned before the railway originally opened was on the other side of Manchester Road. The station was relocated underground with the opening of the Lewisham extension on 20 November 1999.	Isle of Dogs
King George V		Newham	3	2 December 2005	North Woolwich	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.6200001.62	51°30′7.1″N 0°3′46″E / 51.501972°N 0.06278°E / 51.501972; 0.06278 (King George V DLR station)	Originally, the route was to terminate at City Airport.	North Woolwich
Langdon Park		Tower Hamlets	2	9 December 2007	Fawe Street, Carmen Street	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.8600003.86	51°30′54″N 0°0′50.4″W / 51.51500°N 0.014000°W / 51.51500; -0.014000 (Langdon Park DLR station)	Station safeguarded since original railway opened. To the south of South Bromley railway station (1884–1944)	Poplar
Lewisham		Lewisham	2 & 3	20 November 1999	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.&300007.03	51°27′55.08″N 0°0′47.88″W / 51.4653000°N 0.0133000°W / 51.4653000; -0.0133000 (Lewisham station)	Original station opened 1849.	Lewisham
Limehouse		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	Stepney East	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.3300007.33	51°30′44.64″N 0°2′22.92″W / 51.5124000°N 0.0397000°W / 51.5124000; -0.0397000 (Limehouse station)	Original station opened 1840	Limehouse
London City Airport		Newham	3	2 December 2005	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.2200003.22	51°30′13″N 0°2′56″E / 51.50361°N 0.04889°E / 51.50361; 0.04889 (London City Airport DLR station)	Drew Primary School had to be demolished and relocated so land could be used for the construction of the station.	Silvertown
Mudchute		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	Millwall Park, East Ferry Road	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.5600001.56	51°29′27.23″N 0°0′52.95″W / 51.4908972°N 0.0147083°W / 51.4908972; -0.0147083 (Mudchute DLR station)	Station relocated on 20 November 1999 due to the Lewisham extension opening.	Millwall
Pontoon Dock		Newham	3	2 December 2005	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.8100002.81	51°30′8″N 0°1′55″E / 51.50222°N 0.03194°E / 51.50222; 0.03194 (Pontoon Dock DLR station)	–	Silvertown
Poplar ( from Canary Wharf railway station)		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.1700001.17	51°30′27.77″N 0°1′1.99″W / 51.5077139°N 0.0172194°W / 51.5077139; -0.0172194 (Poplar DLR station)	–	Poplar
Prince Regent		Newham	3	28 March 1994	Prince Regent Lane	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.5400001.54	51°30′34.01″N 0°2′0.36″E / 51.5094472°N 0.0334333°E / 51.5094472; 0.0334333 (Prince Regent DLR station)	–	Canning Town
Pudding Mill Lane		Newham	2 & 3	15 January 1996	Marshgate Lane	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.6400002.64	51°32′2.76″N 0°0′49.68″W / 51.5341000°N 0.0138000°W / 51.5341000; -0.0138000 (Pudding Mill Lane DLR station)	Station safeguarded since original railway opening. The station was resited and rebuilt on a new alignment on 28 April 2014 as the old site was required for a Crossrail tunnel portal.	Stratford
Royal Albert		Newham	3	28 March 1994	Strait Road	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.3400001.34	51°30′31″N 0°02′47″E / 51.50861°N 0.04639°E / 51.50861; 0.04639 (Royal Albert DLR station)	–	Beckton
Royal Victoria ( from IFS Cloud Royal Docks)		Newham	3	28 March 1994	Western Gateway	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.6300002.63	51°30′33.04″N 0°1′4.84″E / 51.5091778°N 0.0180111°E / 51.5091778; 0.0180111 (Royal Victoria DLR station)	East of the site of Tidal Basin railway station (1858–1943)	Canning Town
Shadwell		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&05.&500005.05	51°30′42.16″N 0°3′22.17″W / 51.5117111°N 0.0561583°W / 51.5117111; -0.0561583 (Shadwell DLR station)	On the site of Shadwell and St George's East railway station (1840–1941)	Shadwell
South Quay		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	Cuba Street	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.9400003.94	51°30′0.31″N 0°0′58.44″W / 51.5000861°N 0.0162333°W / 51.5000861; -0.0162333 (South Quay DLR station)	Between 12 February and 15 April 1996 there was no service south of Canary Wharf due to a bombing near South Quay. The station was resited to make platform extensions easier as the previous site had tight curves at either end. It was resited on 26 October 2009.	Millwall
Star Lane		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011	Cody Road	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.4700001.47	51°31′14.52″N 0°0′15.12″E / 51.5207000°N 0.0042000°E / 51.5207000; 0.0042000 (Star Lane DLR station)	–	Canning Town
Stratford (High Level)		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 1987	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&047.88000047.88 (includes Tube)	51°32′27″N 0°0′15″W / 51.54083°N 0.00417°W / 51.54083; -0.00417 (Stratford Regional station)	Original station opened 1839 Resited in 2007.	Stratford
Stratford (Low Level)				31 August 2011			51°32′27″N 0°0′11″W / 51.54083°N 0.00306°W / 51.54083; -0.00306 (Stratford Regional station)	On site of North London Line platforms (1846–2006)	Stratford
Stratford High Street		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011	Stratford Market	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&01.1900001.19	51°32′16.44″N 0°0′2.16″W / 51.5379000°N 0.0006000°W / 51.5379000; -0.0006000 (Stratford High Street DLR station)	On site of Stratford Market station (1847–1957)	Stratford
Stratford International		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.8900003.89	51°32′41.28″N 0°0′30.96″W / 51.5448000°N 0.0086000°W / 51.5448000; -0.0086000 (Stratford International station)	National Rail station opened 2009	Stratford
Tower Gateway ( from Fenchurch Street railway station and from Tower Hill tube station)		City of London	1	31 August 1987	Tower Hill, Minories	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&03.1300003.13	51°30′38.2″N 0°4′29.18″W / 51.510611°N 0.0747722°W / 51.510611; -0.0747722 (Tower Gateway DLR station)	Options before the railway opened included a separate terminus for Tower Hill and a tunnelled terminus at Aldgate East	Minories
West Ham		Newham	2 & 3	31 August 2011	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.5100004.51 (includes Tube)	51°31′40.8″N 0°0′14.4″E / 51.528000°N 0.004000°E / 51.528000; 0.004000 (West Ham station)	Original station opened 1901	West Ham
West India Quay ( from Canary Wharf railway station)		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	West India Dock, North Quay	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.8100002.81	51°30′24.9″N 0°1′13.78″W / 51.506917°N 0.0204944°W / 51.506917; -0.0204944 (West India Quay DLR station)	–	Canary Wharf
West Silvertown		Newham	3	2 December 2005	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&02.2300002.23	51°30′10″N 0°1′21″E / 51.50278°N 0.02250°E / 51.50278; 0.02250 (West Silvertown DLR station)	–	Silvertown
Westferry		Tower Hamlets	2	31 August 1987	West Ferry Road	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&04.1700004.17	51°30′33.74″N 0°1′36.11″W / 51.5093722°N 0.0266972°W / 51.5093722; -0.0266972 (Westferry DLR station)	–	Limehouse
Woolwich Arsenal ( from Woolwich railway station)		Greenwich	4	10 January 2009	–	&&&&&&&&&&&&&&07.7300007.73	51°29′24″N 0°4′8.4″E / 51.49000°N 0.069000°E / 51.49000; 0.069000 (Woolwich Arsenal station)	Original station opened 1849.	Woolwich

Planned stations

There are currently two planned projects that will add stations to the DLR network - a new station at Thames Wharf and an extension to Thamesmead.

Safeguarded stations

As part of the development of the Docklands Light Railway, several sites were safeguarded for future station construction, some of which have been implemented.

Previously safeguarded

Two stations were safeguarded as part of the initial construction of the railway in the 1980s.

• Pudding Mill Lane, located alongside the Great Eastern Main Line between Stratford and Bow Church. The station opened in 1996.
• Langdon Park, located between All Saints and Devons Road. Planned as "Carmen Street", the station opened in 2007.

No longer proposed

• Thames Wharf, located south of Canning Town, was safeguarded during the construction of the Beckton extension. Given construction of flying junctions for access to the Stratford International and Woolwich Arsenal branches of the DLR, construction of this station is no longer possible. A new safeguarded site for a Thames Wharf station was constructed as part of the London City Airport extension.
• Connaught, located on a straight section of viaduct between Prince Regent and Royal Albert stations, was safeguarded during the construction of the Beckton extension in the 1990s. The site was close to the long closed Connaught Road station. Although a straight section of viaduct remains, the station is not currently proposed, despite recent development in the local area such as ExCeL London and London Regatta Centre.

Currently proposed

• Thames Wharf was safeguarded as part of the London City Airport extension, with a straight section of viaduct. The site is currently being used for Silvertown Tunnel construction. Following completion of the tunnel in 2025, 5,000 new homes and a DLR station will be built.