Westferry DLR station

Coordinates: 51°30′34″N 0°01′36″W / 51.509372°N 0.026697°W / 51.509372; -0.026697
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Westferry Docklands Light Railway
Looking eastbound towards Canary Wharf.
Westferry is located in Greater London
Westferry
Westferry
Location of Westferry in Greater London
LocationLimehouse
Local authorityLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018Decrease 4.954 million[2]
2019Increase 5.267 million[3]
2020Decrease 2.580 million[4]
2021Increase 3.049 million[5]
2022Increase 4.170 million[6]
Key dates
1987Opened
Other information
WGS8451°30′34″N 0°01′36″W / 51.509372°N 0.026697°W / 51.509372; -0.026697
An eastbound train leaving Westferry Station.

Westferry DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), in the Limehouse district of east London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2. To the west is Limehouse station, whilst to the east the DLR splits, with one branch going to Poplar station and the other to West India Quay station

The DLR station was built midway between the site of the old Limehouse and West India Docks stations on the disused London and Blackwall Railway. Limehouse Police Station is nearby, as is St Anne's Church, built by Nicholas Hawksmoor and boasting London's tallest church clock tower.

References[change | change source]

  1. ↑ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. March 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 1 June 2019.
  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.

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