King George V DLR station

King George V
King George V DLR stn look west.
King George V
Location of King George V in Greater London
LocationNorth Woolwich
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018 1.706 million[2]
2019 1.860 million[3]
2020 1.402 million[4]
2021 1.238 million[5]
2022 1.620 million[6]
2023 1.590 million[7]
Key dates
2 December 2005Opened
Other information
WGS8451°30′07″N 0°03′46″E / 51.501972°N 0.062778°E / 51.501972; 0.062778

King George V DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), which opened on 2 December 2005. It is named after the King George V Dock nearby. Until January 2009, the station served as a temporary southern terminus for the King George V branch of DLR but the line has since been extended to Woolwich Arsenal under the River Thames. [8]

The station is in the London Borough of Newham and is in Travelcard Zone 3.

  • Platforms, looking west. Unit 45 awaits departure having just terminated at King George V DLR station.
  • Platforms, looking east. Note that the tracks has been laid part of the way towards Woolwich Arsenal station (photo taken August 2008).
  • The Platform signage
  • A view that look east, towards the incomplete extension towards Woolwich Arsenal station (photo taken August 2008).
  • Its overview from the footbridge seeing west

References

Extended to Woolwich Arsenal on 12 January 2009.

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  1. ↑ "Tube Map" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-26. Retrieved 2019-08-07.
  2. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  7. ↑ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  8. ↑ "Government Approves DLR Woolwich Extension". Transport for London. 2004-02-26. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
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