King George V DLR station

Coordinates: 51°30′07″N 0°03′46″E / 51.501972°N 0.062778°E / 51.501972; 0.062778
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King George V Docklands Light Railway
King George V DLR stn look west.
King George V is located in Greater London
King George V
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
2018Increase 1.706 million[2]
2019Increase 1.860 million[3]
2020Decrease 1.402 million[4]
2021Decrease 1.238 million[5]
2022Increase 1.620 million[6]
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, it served as a temporary terminus for the King George V branch of DLR but the line has since been extended under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal.[7]

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

Gallery[change | change source]

  • Platforms looking west. Unit 45 awaits departure having just terminated.
    Platforms looking west. Unit 45 awaits departure having just terminated.
  • Platforms looking east. Note that track has been laid part of the way towards Woolwich Arsenal (photo taken August 2008).
    Platforms looking east. Note that track has been laid part of the way towards Woolwich Arsenal (photo taken August 2008).
  • Platform signage
    Platform signage
  • A view looking east towards the incomplete extension towards Woolwich Arsenal (photo taken August 2008).
    A view looking east towards the incomplete extension towards Woolwich Arsenal (photo taken August 2008).
  • Overview from footbridge looking west
    Overview from footbridge looking west

References[change | change source]

  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. ↑ "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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