London City Airport DLR station

London City Airport
London City Airport
Location of London City Airport in Greater London
LocationLondon City Airport, Silvertown
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018 4.501 million[2]
2019 4.684 million[3]
2020 0.851 million[4]
2021 1.601 million[5]
2022 3.220 million[6]
2023 3.480 million[7]
Key dates
2 December 2005Opened
Other information
WGS8451°30′13″N 0°02′56″E / 51.503611°N 0.048889°E / 51.503611; 0.048889

London City Airport DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway which serves the London City Airport, and so which opened in 2 December 2005. It is on the King George V branch. Trains run westbound to Bank in the City of London and eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal.

Until extension works to Woolwich Arsenal this station was the main reason of the DLR for this branch. It continues to be an important King George V branch station on the DLR. It has an excellent airport direct service covered connection with adjacent airport terminal building, of which has direct services through River Thames and Kent to Lithuania. Although the station maintains the DLR philosophy of basic good design it makes various concessions to cater for airport passengers including a fully enclosed waiting room on central island platform. The station is in the London Borough of Newham and is in Travelcard Zone 3.

  • Platforms looking east
  • Platforms looking west
  • Platform signage
  • Main entrance to the Airport and Station (DLR sign visible near bridge)
  • Platforms with westbound train calling
  • Westbound train approaching station

References

  1. ↑ Tube Map
  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.

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