Thames Wharf DLR station

Thames Wharf is a planned Docklands Light Railway station in the Royal Docks, East London. The station name was previously proposed for another station in the area.

Beckton branch station

In 1994 the proposed location was between Canning Town and Royal Victoria, adjacent to the Limmo Peninsula.[1] 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.[2]

Woolwich Arsenal branch station

As part of the construction of the London City Airport extension in the mid 2000s, a gap in the viaduct due west of the western end of Royal Victoria Dock, between Canning Town and West Silvertown stations - was passively safeguarded for a future station.[3] Development is restricted by safeguarding for a future river crossing, and the area is surrounded by brownfield and industrial sites.[4]

In the 2010s, a new Thames river crossing was announced - the Silvertown Tunnel. Following the completion of the tunnel in 2025,[5] around 5,000 homes will be built on the site, and a new DLR station would be constructed.[6][7] As part of the 2018 budget, the Chancellor announced funding for the DLR to support this and other development in the Royal Docks.[8]

Services
  Future Development  
Preceding station   DLR   Following station
towards Bank or Tower Gateway
Docklands Light Railway

References
  1. Mr Beck's Underground map, Garland, K. p 63
  2. "Map showing the Docklands Light Rail proposed extensions to Beckton and Lewisham, issued 1992". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  3. "Map; Proposed DLR extension to Silvertown London City Airport and North Woolwich, published by Docklands Light Railway, 1999". London Transport Museum. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  4. "Docklands Light Railway - Development Projects - Stations". Docklands Light Railway. 2002. Archived from the original on 3 June 2002. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. "Improvements and Projects - Silvertown Tunnel". Transport for London. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  6. "Coming soon: a new stop on the DLR". The Royal Docks. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  7. "Thameside West". Keystone. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  8. Long, Rhiannon. "Chancellor pledges £291million to build homes around the Isle of Dogs and Royal Docks". Newham Recorder. Retrieved 17 April 2020.


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