Barking_Riverside_Pier Knowpia

Barking Riverside Pier
	The pier in April 2023
Type	Passenger pier
Carries	Passengers
Spans	River Thames
Locale	Barking Riverside
Owner	London River Services
Operator	Uber Boat by Thames Clippers
Characteristics
Construction	1940
History
Designer	Anthony Carlile Architects/Beckett Rankine
Opening date	26 April 2022
Renovated	2022
Coordinates	51°30′59″N 0°07′02″E / 51.5163°N 0.1173°E
	Barking Riverside Pier

Barking Riverside Pier is an Uber Boat by Thames Clippers commuter service pier located on the River Thames at Barking Riverside. Passenger services began on 26 April 2022. The pier provides interchange with Barking Riverside railway station and local bus routes. The pier was brought into use following a renovation of the reinforced concrete coaling jetty previously used by Barking Power Station.

Barking Riverside Pier movement

The sound of the gangway that connects the pier to the riverbank, moving with the tide. Recorded May 2022.

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History edit

The existing structure was built in 1940 in order to bring coal to Barking Power Station. Earlier jetty structures were found at the site as early as 1864 and a coaling jetty was constructed with the power station in 1925.^[1] Construction of the passenger pier began in 2021 and cost £7.3 million.^[2]

Design edit

The 1940 T-shaped jetty consists of a deck and supports made from reinforced concrete. The canting brow and pontoon were added in order to provide passenger services from 2022. They were fabricated at the Ravestein shipyard in the Netherlands.^[3] The renovation work was designed by Anthony Carlile Architects and marine engineers Beckett Rankine.^[4]

Location edit

The pier is located on the north bank of the River Thames at Barking Riverside. It is accessed from Project Road in the Barking Riverside neighbourhood of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham. It provides interchange with Barking Riverside railway station on the London Overground and East London Transit branded local bus routes EL1 and EL3.

Services edit

Passenger services began on 26 April 2022.^[5] It is served by route RB1 and is located in the East Zone.

The first westbound service towards central London is at 06:25 on weekdays and 08:20 at weekends. The last westbound service is 21:35 on weekdays and 20:52 at weekends. There is a gap in service on weekdays between 10:50 and 17:15. The last return eastbound journey from central London arrives just after midnight all days of the week.^[6]

Journey times are 9 minutes to Woolwich, 20 minutes to North Greenwich, 28 minutes to Greenwich, 40 minutes to Canary Wharf, 51 minutes to London Bridge City, 63 minutes to Blackfriars and 69 minutes to Embankment.

References edit

^ JETTY AND PUMP-HOUSE WORKS AT BARKING POWER-STATION. J WILLIAMSON. Minutes of the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers 1928 226:1928, 135-152
^ "Construction begins on £7.3M Barking Riverside pier". 6 August 2021.
^ "Pier construction ramps on the Thames to provide Barking Riverside with river services". 21 March 2022.
^ "Uber Boat by Thames Clippers coming to Barking Riverside". 16 September 2020.
^ "East London gets vital new River Thames transport connection - Uber Boat by Thames Clippers".
^ "Barking Riverside - Uber Boat by Thames Clippers".