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West Silvertown DLR station

Coordinates: 51°30′10″N 0°01′21″E / 51.502778°N 0.0225°E / 51.502778; 0.0225
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West Silvertown Docklands Light Railway
Station entrance on northern side
West Silvertown is located in Greater London
West Silvertown
West Silvertown
Location of West Silvertown in Greater London
LocationSilvertown
Local authorityLondon Borough of Newham
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone3
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2019Increase 1.900 million[2]
2020Decrease 1.085 million[3]
2021Increase 1.506 million[4]
2022Increase 2.230 million[5]
2023Increase 2.440 million[6]
Key dates
2005Opened
Other information
Coordinates51°30′10″N 0°01′21″E / 51.502778°N 0.0225°E / 51.502778; 0.0225
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West Silvertown is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Silvertown which opened in December 2005. It is located on the Woolwich Arsenal branch. Trains run Westbound to Bank in the City of London and Eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal, passing through London City Airport station.

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

History

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,[7] however, the new King George V branch was opened.

Design

Interior of the West Silvertown station

The station (like most Docklands Light Railway stations) is elevated and can be reached from street level by stairs or a lift.

Location

The station is situated close to the site of Lyle Park, and was set up to serve Britannia Village and the proposed new development at Peruvian Wharf.

Connections

London Buses route 330 serves the station.[8]

Services

Trains run westbound at least every 10 minutes to Bank in the City of London. Journey time is 3 minutes to Canning Town to interchange with the Beckton branch of the DLR, 8 minutes to Poplar to interchange with the Stratford and Lewisham branches of the DLR and 18 minutes to Bank in the City of London.

Trains run eastbound every 10 minutes to Woolwich Arsenal. Journey time is 2 minutes to Pontoon Dock, 4 minutes to London City Airport and 6 minutes to Woolwich Arsenal, one of the two termini for eastbound trains on the Docklands Light Railway (the other is Beckton).

In peak hours, the Bank-Woolwich Arsenal service increases to every eight minutes, with an additional service to Stratford International, providing a service every four minutes between Canning Town and Woolwich Arsenal.

Future

A future Thames Wharf station between this station and Canning Town is safeguarded and is being considered after the Thames Wharf development is given the go ahead and the Silvertown Tunnel is completed.

References

  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, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
  7. ^ [1] Archived 12 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ "West Silvertown Station". TfL. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to West Silvertown DLR station.
Preceding station Docklands Light Railway DLR Following station
Canning Town
towards Bank or Tower Gateway
 Docklands Light Railway Pontoon Dock
towards Woolwich Arsenal
Future Development
Thames Wharf
towards Bank or Tower Gateway
 Docklands Light Railway Pontoon Dock
towards Woolwich Arsenal
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