King George V DLR station

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King George V Docklands Light Railway
King George V DLR stn look west.JPG
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
2012Increase 1.410 million[2]
2013Increase 1.519 million[3]
2014Decrease 1.482 million[3]
2015Increase 1.566 million[3]
2016Increase 1.645 million[4]
Key dates
2 December 2005Opened
Other information
Lists of stations
WGS8451°30′07″N 0°03′46″E / 51.501972°N 0.062778°E / 51.501972; 0.062778Coordinates: 51°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.[5]

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 east. Note that track has been laid part of the way towards Woolwich Arsenal (photo taken August 2008).

  • Platform signage

  • A view looking east towards the incomplete extension towards Woolwich Arsenal (photo taken August 2008).

  • Overview from footbridge looking west

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ Tube Map
  2. ↑ Transport for London (12 February 2013). "Freedom of Information DLR usage 1213". Transport for London. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Up-to-date DLR entry/exit statistics for each station" (XLSX). What Do They Know. Transport for London. 18 March 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  4. ↑ "Passenger Numbers - Docklands Light Railway Limited" (XLSX (after downloading zip)). What Do They Know. Transport for London. 8 June 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  5. ↑ "Government Approves DLR Woolwich Extension". Transport for London. 2004-02-26. Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-09-27. Check date values in: |date= (help)

Other websites[change | change source]

Preceding station   DLR roundel (no text).svg DLR   Following station
towards Bank or Tower Gateway
Docklands Light Railway
Terminus
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