King George V DLR station

London stations
name = King George V


caption = Station main entrance at the eastern end
manager = Docklands Light Railway
zone = 3
locale = North Woolwich
borough = London Borough of Newham
start=2 December 2005
platforms= 2
exits=

King George V DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway which opened on 2 December 2005 and named for King George V Dock, nearby. It is temporarily the terminus of the King George V branch. From 2009, the line will be extended to Woolwich Arsenal. [cite web| url=http://developments.dlr.co.uk/extensions/woolwich/details.asp?id=7| title=Government Approves DLR Woolwich Extension| publisher=Transport for London| date=2004-02-26| accessdate=2007-09-27| ] Until then, trains depart Westbound only to Bank in the City of London.

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

Location

Prior to December 2005, Docklands Light Railway trains would arrive at Canning Town and would only be able to continue in a south-easterly direction towards Royal Victoria. In December 2005, however, the new King George V branch was opened and trains can now continue south: they cross under the Lower Lea Crossing, travel along Silvertown Way before reaching North Woolwich Road (A1020). The line passes through West Silvertown DLR and Pontoon Dock DLR, makes a sharp north-easterly turn to arrive at London City Airport DLR and continues behind Newland Street and Brixham Street to arrive adjacent to Pier Road in the area of North Woolwich where the station is situated.

It is a five-minute walk away from Woolwich Free Ferry, the bus terminal at North Woolwich and also the former North Woolwich railway station.

Construction

As of December 2005, King George V is fully completed and operational. Construction work continues around the station as the Docklands Light Railway is being extended to Woolwich Arsenal in 2009.

Train frequency

Trains run every 10 minutes to Bank in the City of London. Journey time is 9 minutes to Canning Town to interchange with the Beckton branch of the DLR, 14 minutes to Poplar to interchange with the Stratford and Lewisham branches of the DLR and 24 minutes to Bank in the City of London.

References

External links

* [http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=51.5009&lon=0.0589&scale=10000&icon=x Street map of King George V DLR station from multimap.com]
* [http://www.tfl.gov.uk/dlr/stations/kinggeorgev.shtml Docklands Light Railway website - King George V station page]

Gallery

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Future arrangement in 2009

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