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Custom House for ExCeL 
Custom House for ExCeL
Location of Custom House for ExCeL in Greater LondonLocation ExCeL, Custom House Local authority London Borough of Newham Managed by Docklands Light Railway Station code CUS Number of platforms 2 Accessible 
[1]Fare zone 3 National Rail annual entry and exit 2004-05 64,956[2] 2005-06 66,184[2] 1855 Opened 1994 DLR platforms opened 2006 North London Line service withdrawn List of stations Underground · National Rail External links Departures • Layout Facilities • Buses Coordinates: 51°30′35″N 0°01′33″E / 51.509639°N 0.025894°E
Custom House for ExCeL station is in the Custom House area by the Royal Docks, east London. It is served by the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), and is in Travelcard Zone 3. It takes its name from the old Custom House, which formerly stood nearby, and the Exhibition Centre it serves.
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History
The station opened in 1855, around the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway, which eventually became merged into the North London Line. The DLR station opened on 28 March 1994 as part of the extension to Beckton. The North London Line platforms were closed on 9 December 2006 after the closure of the Stratford to North Woolwich section of the line and DLR became the only serving service.
Design
It is linked to the main entrance of the ExCeL Exhibition Centre by an overhead walkway, which also connects to the Royal Victoria Dock Bridge, spanning the Royal Victoria Dock to its southern side.
Location
It is the principal public transport access to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and its adjacent complex of hotels, restaurants and bars.
London Bus routes 147, 241, 325, 678 and night route N551 stop here.
Plans
Crossrail's Abbey Wood branch will call at Custom House. It will reuse the trackbed and station site of the former North London Line, but all the buildings will be new.[3]
References
- ^ "Step free Tube Guide". Transport for London. December 2009. http://www.tfl.gov.uk/assets/downloads/step-free-tube-guide-map.pdf. Retrieved 8 February 2010.
- ^ a b "Station usage". Rail statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. 30 April 2010. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 17 January 2011. Please note: Some methodology may vary year on year.
- ^ http://www.crossrail.co.uk/route/stations/custom-house/
External links
Preceding station 
DLRFollowing station towards Bank or Tower GatewayDocklands Light Railway towards BecktonFuture Development Preceding station Crossrail Following station Canary Wharftowards Maidenhead or Heathrow AirportCrossrail
Line 1towards Abbey WoodDisused Railways Canning Town
towards RichmondSilverlink
North London LineSilvertown
towards North WoolwichBank/Tower Gateway-Canning TownBank
• Blackwall • Canning Town • East India • Limehouse 
• Poplar • Shadwell • Westferry • Tower Gateway ( Tower Hill, Fenchurch Street)Lewisham branchStratford branchBeckton branchBeckton • Beckton Park • Custom House • Cyprus • Gallions Reach • Prince Regent • Royal Albert • Royal VictoriaWoolwich Arsenal branchStratford International branch
click to enlargeFuture ExtensionsStationsRolling stock Rolling StockDepotsBeckton • PoplarTransport for London
Crossrail _ 
Planned stations Abbey Wood • Acton Main Line • Bond Street • Brentwood • Burnham • Canary Wharf • Chadwell Heath • Custom House • Ealing Broadway • Farringdon • Forest Gate • Gidea Park • Goodmayes • Hanwell • Harold Wood • Hayes & Harlington • Heathrow Central • Heathrow T4 • Ilford • Iver • Langley • Liverpool Street • Maidenhead • Manor Park • Maryland • Paddington • Romford • Seven Kings • Shenfield • Slough • Southall • Stratford • Taplow • Tottenham Court Road • West Drayton • West Ealing • Whitechapel • Woolwich
click to enlargeProposed stations Future rolling stock Class 345Related routes Chelsea–Hackney line • Transport for London • see also: London Transport portal Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway Stations Beckton · Canning Town · Central · Connaught Road · Custom House · Gallions · Manor Way · North Woolwich · Silvertown · Stratford Low Level · Stratford Market · Tidal Basin
Relationships Absorbed by the Great Eastern Railway in 1862 ► Categories:- Stations in London fare zone 3
- Docklands Light Railway stations in Newham
- Transport in Newham
- Railway stations opened in 1855
- Railway stations served by Crossrail
- Former Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway stations
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