Near miss on the approach to west india quay station on 23 april 2009. Docklands light railway the debdale park line by basil hancock editors note. The docklands light railway is an automated light metro system opened in 1987. The docklands light railway dlr is an automated light metro system opened in 1987 to serve the redeveloped docklands area of east london, england. The system began operations on 31st august 1987 and presently has 7 lines that serve 45 stations. Emergency brakes can be applied if the train breaks the speed limit during manual control or overshoots a fixed stopping point, or if it leaves the station when the. The development of the docklands road network lddc history. Chapters iii to v are case studies of experiences in three places. Our community ambassadors are here to help anyone using the dlr. A hidden gem with a fascinating history and unique riverside. Tfl has begun a programme of station enhancements and train. Construction of the dlr was a key component in the regeneration of large parts of the london docklands. It is located near shadwell railway station for london overground services, in travelcard zone 2.
Docklands light railway dlr elizabeth line to be open tfl rail fenchurch street acton town aldgate aldgate east archway baker street bank barbican barking blackfriars blackhorse road. The docklands light railway may well be worrying that its youth is. Svg source version provides minimal interactivity of highlighting individual line and showing the zonal system as desired. The dlr serves beckton, stratford and london city airport to the east and north east, and docklands, greenwich and lewisham to the south. The 1991 bank extension joins the main dlr line just to the west of shadwell. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. Bank and monument are interlinked london underground and docklands light railway stations that form a public transport complex spanning the length of king william street in the city of london. The first passenger trains ran on the network ran on 31 august 1987, and at the time the system was much smaller than it is now. It was opened in 1987 as the original western terminus of the initial dlr system, serving the city of london financial district, but has now been bypassed by the later tunnel extension to bank which diverges from the original routing between tower gateway and. View from a helicopter of the first west india quay dlr station, taken about 1988.
It reaches north to stratford, south to lewisham across the river thames, west to tower gateway and bank in the city of london financial district, and. Docklands light railway 30 things to do via the docklands light railway destination dlr dlr routes drive the dlr tfl. Docklands light railway dlr is an automated, light metro system servicing part of london, england since 1987. It reaches north to stratford, south to lewisham across the river thames, west to tower gateway and bank in the city of london financial district, and east to beckton, london city airport, and to woolwich arsenal south of the river. The docklands light railway dlr is a light metro or light rail system in london, england. Route map of london underground, london overground. Check the pages for details on distance and allotted transfer time of each pair of osis. Pdf, 309 kb transport for london, januar 2007, archiviert vom original am 1. They can also drive trains in a manual mode, with all the protection of. The docklands light railway dlr connects with the tube network at bank and tower gateway tower hill stations and also at shadwell, stratford, bow, heron quays, canning town and canary wharf. The right of way is partly old railway row, partly in new tunnel and partly elevated. Steve kearns, transport for london sustainable development.
Manual intervention station holds data for 2018 closures. On the docklands light railway dlr, the warning sound is linked to. London docklands is the riverfront and former docks in london. Poplar east india dock road railway station on the north london railway was in use from 1866. Experiences and issues in urban transport infrastructure concessions. The origins of the docklands light railway dlr can be traced back to 1982 when the london docklands development corporation lddc was created to coordinate the redevelopment of the docklands area.
Derailment of a docklands light railway train near west india. The docks were formerly part of the port of london, at one time the worlds largest port. List of docklands light railway stations wikipedia. The docklands light railway may well be worrying that its youth is behind it, and debating whether its time to leave london for this month, the dlr turns 30. Notice also that there are three red construction cranes in the view used to erect large offices being developed near the new railway in the 1980s.
The dlr makes its connection from docklands and stratford to the north, lewisham to the south, tower gatheway and the financial center of london to the west, and. Route map of london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and crossrail, including most greenlighted proposals. It is located in inner east and southeast london, in the boroughs of southwark, tower hamlets, lewisham, newham, and greenwich. Route map of london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and crossrail, including most greenlighted proposals out of station interchanges osis refer to tfl official website and the independent website oyster and national rail. Get around london with these free london maps of the tube, london overground, bus and river services, docklands light railway and cycling routes. London overground and docklands light railway growth. A drivers eye view style train ride on the driverless dlr line from bank station to custom house. The london tube map pdf 265kb is a design classic and makes navigating. Docklands light railway or dlr is a rapid transit light metro system that serves docklands area of london. It is in places more like a tram in the number of closeby neighbourhood stops it makes and it is nowhere near as fast as the.
It reaches north to stratford, south to lewisham across the river thames, west to tower gateway and bank in the city of london financial district, and east to beckton, london city airport, and to woolwich arsenal south of. The docklands light railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 august 1987 to serve the redeveloped docklands area of london. For live departures, status information, route maps and timetables. This 34 km long network is owned and operated jointly by keolisamey docklands ltd. Check for planned line closures and service changes on all modes. The pdf versions can be obtained from the transport for londontfl website.
Poplar east india dock road railway station on the north london railway was in use from 1866 until 1944. Route map of london underground, london overground, docklands light railway and. Coloured turquoise on the map, the docklands light railway reaches north to stratford, south to lewisham and west to tower gateway and bank. Pudding mill lane is a docklands light railway dlr station in stratford in london, england. A 10 minute service is operating due to operational restrictions. Docklands light railway wikipedia republished wiki 2. The docklands light railway dlr is an automated light metro system in the united kingdom that serves the london docklands area of east and southeast london, owned by transport for london tfl and currently operated under contract by keolis amey docklands ltd. Docklands light railway map, lines, route, hours, tickets. Docklands light railway simple english wikipedia, the.
Current collection is third rail, therefore the right of way is fully segregated. For the first time there will be a direct rail link between the tower of london and greenwich, which together were visited by. Add favourites for quick access to live status, journeys and places. The docklands light rail is a fairly unusual light rail system compared to others worldwide. It was clear that a new transport system was needed. After the docks closed, the area had become derelict and povertyridden by the 1980s.
On its 30th anniversary, emeritus professor of transport strategy, stephen potter, considers the history of the dlr. Public transport should only be used for essential journeys. This page was last edited on 12 january 2019, at 10. Docklands light railway ltd oversees the operation of the railway and plans for the future development of the railway to meet the needs of the area. Back in the 80s strikes were pretty commonplace so the idea of driverless trains must have been pretty attractive to certain politicians. Trains from bank, tower gateway and stratford international to lewisham, woolwich arsenal and becton. In 2014, dlr embarked on a project to replace its aging ontrain monitoring equipment for its b92 driverless vehicle fleet. Docklands light railway limited free company information from companies house including registered office address, filing history, accounts, annual return, officers, charges, business activity. Shadwell is a docklands light railway dlr station in shadwell in east london, england and is between the terminals of bank and tower gateway to the west and limehouse to the east.
The area of land called docklands on the north side of the thames had very few railway connections with the city of london after the closure of the london and blackwall railway in 1966, due to lack of traffic. The docklands light railway is a light metro largely running through eastern london and now an integral part of the transport network through the city. Unlike most trams they were not designed to be street compatible, and as with the docklands light railway the type of service they provide is more akin to a light metro than a light railway. Docklands light railway limited filing history free. Despite being classified as light rail these metrocars are at the upper end of what constitutes a light rail vehicle. Poplar railway station was on the london and blackwall railway between 8 july 1840 to 4 may 1926. It opened in 1996 on the road of the same name, once a light industrial area in stratford, now being redeveloped into housing development called pudding mill lane. The dlr was designed and built to avoid such a turn of events. Why the trains on the docklands light railway dont have. The new extension will provide direct access to docklands, the city and stratford for an additional catchment population fig 27 24kb of 500,000, and journey time savings of up to 20 minutes for existing kent and south east london mainline rail commuters. It was hoped to publish this article in the previous issue of underground news, to complement the meeting notes about the dlr on pages 320321, but lack of space precluded this.
Media in category docklands light railway the following 3 files are in this category, out of 3 total. Jack brown, an expert on the history of the docklands, wrote in the independent during the docklands light railway strike in 2015. It opened on 31 august 1987 to serve the redeveloped docklands area of east london. Docklands light railway station near the tower of london on tower hill. Docklands light railway london 2020 all you need to. It covers several areas of london, reaching 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. Thames news was the flagship regional news programme of thames television, serving the thames itv region and broadcast on weekdays from 12 september 1977 to 31 december 1992. Docklands light railway is the transportation system serving the area of the docks of london. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Docklands light railway the docklands light railway is a rare development in the british transport scene.
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