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DLR disruption update

Steve Phillips, BBC London Travel

Work continues to lengthen platforms on the Docklands Light Railway, and if you are a regular user you will have noticed the changes.

Platforms are being extended, South Quay station near Canary Wharf is being moved completely and Tower Gateway station after an overhaul. This will all mean disruption for regular commuters.

Tower Gateway

The reason for the full closure of Tower Gateway was to change the way passengers board trains. There is now one large 'horseshoe' platform allowing passengers to board and alight through both sides of the train.

The new platform is also longer than before.

Other stations

There will be longer platforms at All Saints, Beckton, Blackwall, Bow Church, Crossharbour, Custom House, Deptford Bridge, Devons Road, East India, Gallions Reach, Greenwich, Limehouse, Lewisham, Mudchute, Prince Regent, Pudding Mill Lane, Royal Albert, Shadwell, Westferry, West India Quay.

Mudchute has a new third platform. A brand new station is being built at South Quay as the current station is on a bend at either end, so can't be extended.

TfL expect to have the work completed by early 2010.

last updated: 05/03/2009 at 11:16
created: 18/04/2008

Have Your Say

Have the changes disrupted your journey? Let us know below.

Peter Payne
I just want the DLR to put Oyster Card readers at the entrances and exits to stations - not mid way up the station where you can completely miss it and consequently get charged two horrific �4 penalty fares from Transport For London.

Andy Fox
The DLR would not be so bad if they had finished the Bank station first,with no interchange you have to go out first then come back in and go all the way back down again,what idiot thought of that one !!!

James Wong
The closure of Tower Gateway plus the work at Bank/Monument at the same time means more inconvenience for travellers on Central, Waterloo & City, Circle and District to DLR.

alexander
nobody uses tower gateway really anyway, everyone uses bank! it only serves one route, the one to beckton

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