West India Quay DLR station
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West India Quay station |
West India Quay is a station on the
Docklands Light Railway in
London,
England. It is situated at the point where the line from
Lewisham splits into branches to
Tower Gateway/
Bank and
Stratford. The next stations on each line are
Canary Wharf DLR station (to Lewisham),
Westferry (to Tower Gateway/Bank) and
Poplar DLR station (to Stratford). The station is in
Travelcard Zone 2.
The station opened in
1987, but was closed from
1991 to
1993 as the surrounding area was rebuilt. The station is near to the
Museum in Docklands and the adjoining hotel and leisure facilities on the north quay of
West India Docks, and indeed the platforms of the station extend over part of the dock.
The station has four tracks and two island platforms. In normal traffic the platforms are used, in west to east order, for trains to Westferry, trains to Poplar, trains from Westferry, and trains from Poplar.
The distance from West India Quay DLR to
Canary Wharf DLR is just 0.08 miles, the shortest distance on the entire
London Underground and
Docklands Light Railway system. Indeed, while standing at the station, the platforms for Canary Wharf are clear just down the line.
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Docklands Light Railway website - West India Quay station page*
Street map of West India Quay DLR station from multimap.com
