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Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich DLR station

Coordinates: 51°28′53″N 0°00′37″W / 51.4815°N 0.0103°W / 51.4815; -0.0103
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Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich Docklands Light Railway
Station entrance
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich is located in Greater London
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich
Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich
Location of Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich in Greater London
LocationGreenwich
Local authorityRoyal Borough of Greenwich
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone2 and 3
OSIGreenwich Pier London River Services
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018Decrease 6.748 million[2]
2019Increase 7.084 million[3]
2020Decrease 2.562 million[4]
2021Increase 3.921 million[5]
2022Increase 6.430 million[6]
Key dates
1999Opened
Other information
Coordinates51°28′53″N 0°00′37″W / 51.4815°N 0.0103°W / 51.4815; -0.0103
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Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich is a light metro station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) Bank-Lewisham Line in Greenwich, south-east London, so named for its proximity to the Cutty Sark in the Maritime Greenwich district. It is the most central of the Greenwich DLR stations, being situated in Greenwich Town Centre.

Location

The northernmost of the Greenwich DLR stations, Cutty Sark is located in the Maritime Greenwich district of south-eastern London. Its name comes from the clipper ship named Cutty Sark which is housed 200 metres to the north of the station; in 2007 the ship was severely damaged in a fire that occurred during restoration. A number of well-known tourist attractions are in the surrounding area, including the National Maritime Museum, Royal Observatory, Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich foot tunnel, Trinity College of Music, and the Old Royal Naval College.[7]

It is the first station south of the River Thames and, as the DLR passes underneath the river in a tunnel, is below ground. Along with all other stations on the Lewisham extension, it is in Travelcard Zones 2 and 3, passengers are only charged the lower of two possible fares as a result.

History

Cutty Sark station opened on 3 December 1999 as part of a 4.2-kilometre (3 mi) extension of the DLR from its former southern terminus of Island Gardens to Lewisham.[8] Since its opening, the extension has seen tremendous growth as a result of connecting the Isle of Dogs financial centre with Greenwich, along with two National Rail connections.[9]

The need for capacity increases has posed issues for the station. While most stations on the network have had their platforms extended as part of Transport for London's three-carriage capacity enhancement project, the island platform at Cutty Sark could not be lengthened due to cost (estimated at £30m) and risk of damage to the heritage site at street level. TfL proceeded with an alternate plan for the station that involved the use of selective door operation which allows three-car trains to stop at the station by only having the doors near the centre of the train open in both end carriages.[10]

Station layout

One of only three completely underground stations on the DLR network, Cutty Sark station utilises an island platform setup with two tracks. This is similar to its cross-river sister station, Island Gardens, but unlike Bank station, which is designed to resemble a deep-level London Underground station. Its platforms are too short for the three-car trains that run on the line, which means that the first two sets and last two sets of doors on each train do not open and customers in the front and back of the train need to move towards the centre to leave the train. This is announced on trains. A similar situation applies at Elverson Road.

Service

On the DLR, Cutty Sark serves trains on two branches: Bank to Lewisham and Stratford to Lewisham. The former runs at frequencies of up to four minutes between trains, while the latter only runs during morning peak hours; at other times trains from Stratford terminate at Canary Wharf.[11] Passengers bound for Tower Gateway, Beckton, or Woolwich Arsenal must change at Poplar or Westferry.

Connections

London Buses routes 188 and 199 and night route N1 serve the station. [12]

Nearby places of interest

Gallery

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cutty Sark DLR station.
  • Southbound platform 1 looking south
    Southbound platform 1 looking south
  • Train stopped at platform 1
    Train stopped at platform 1
  • Part of the cutter head from the front of the TBM (tunnel boring machine) used to drive the twin tunnels under the river Thames from Island Gardens to Greenwich
    Part of the cutter head from the front of the TBM (tunnel boring machine) used to drive the twin tunnels under the river Thames from Island Gardens to Greenwich
  • Signage on northbound platform
    Signage on northbound platform

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, 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. ^ Cutty Sark station information Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  8. ^ DLR history map Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  9. ^ DLR toasts 10 years of the Lewisham extension Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  10. ^ DLR public inquiry closes Archived 8 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  11. ^ DLR frequencies Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20
  12. ^ Greenwich bus map Transport for London Retrieved 2010-07-20

External links

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