Crossharbour DLR station

Summary

Crossharbour is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line in Cubitt Town, East London. The station is situated on the Isle of Dogs and is between Mudchute and South Quay stations and is in Travelcard Zone 2.

Crossharbour Docklands Light Railway
The station in 2013, looking south
Crossharbour is located in Greater London
Crossharbour
Crossharbour
Location of Crossharbour in Greater London
LocationCubitt Town
Local authorityLondon Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018Decrease 3.952 million[2]
2019Increase 4.259 million[3]
2020Decrease 2.052 million[4]
2021Increase 2.261 million[5]
2022Increase 3.350 million[6]
Railway companies
Original companyDocklands Light Railway
Key dates
31 August 1987Opened as Crossharbour
1994Renamed Crossharbour and London Arena
2006Renamed Crossharbour
Other information
WGS8451°29′44″N 0°00′52″W / 51.4956°N 0.0144°W / 51.4956; -0.0144
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The Docklands Light Railway station opened as "Crossharbour" on 31 August 1987 on the site of the former Millwall Docks railway station, and was renamed in 1994 to "Crossharbour and London Arena". Since the neighbouring London Arena has been demolished (in 2006) the original name has been reinstated.[7] The name "Crossharbour" refers to the nearby Glengall Bridge across Millwall Inner Dock.[8]

Layout edit

There are two platforms at the station with a reversing siding between the two running tracks just to the south of the station, and some trains (mainly from Stratford DLR station) used to terminate here as Lewisham DLR station was unable to handle too many trains. Nowadays however, it is rare to see trains terminate at Crossharbour, as many trains from Stratford now terminate at Canary Wharf DLR station.

The St John's Estate is a social housing estate adjacent to the DLR station.

Services edit

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Crossharbour is:[9]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 22 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph during the peak hours running to and from Stratford instead of Bank.

Preceding station     DLR   Following station
South Quay
towards Bank or Stratford
  Docklands Light Railway   Mudchute
towards Lewisham

Connections edit

London Buses routes 135, 277, D6, D8 and night route N277 serve the station.[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  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.
  7. ^ "Keeping London moving".
  8. ^ Crossharbour – Hidden London
  9. ^ "DLR train timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
  10. ^ "Buses from Isle of Dogs (Crossharbour and Mudchute)" (PDF). Transport for London. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

External links edit

  • Docklands Light Railway website – Crossharbour station page
  • Images of Crossharbour station and place by Flickr members