Tower Gateway DLR station

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Tower Gateway Docklands Light Railway
LocationTower Hill
Local authorityCity of London
Managed byDocklands Light Railway
Number of platforms2
AccessibleYes[1]
Fare zone1
OSIFenchurch Street National Rail
Tower Hill London Underground[2]
Cycle parkingYes
Toilet facilitiesNo
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2018Increase 4.780 million[3]
2019Increase 4.905 million[4]
2020Decrease 1.344 million[5]
2021Increase 2.401 million[6]
2022Increase 3.130 million[7]
Railway companies
Original companyDocklands Light Railway
Key dates
31 August 1987Opened
Other information
 London transport portal

Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station near Tower Hill and the Tower of London. It is situated within the Tower ward of the City of London. It adjoins the tracks to Fenchurch Street station and is located on the site of a former station called Minories. Tower Gateway is within London fare zone 1.

It is a short walk from both Tower Hill tube station and Fenchurch Street. Access at street level from the Minories is via escalator, stairs or lift at the western end of the station. A pedestrian crossing connects the station with Tower Hill station, its closest London Underground connection. A narrow secondary staircase entrance at the eastern end of the platform, improved considerably in the early 2000s, descends to Mansell Street. It serves the eastern edge of the City of London financial district and development around St Katharine Docks.

History

It was opened in 1987 as the western terminus of the initial DLR system and the station closest to central London.

The underground extension to Bank, which opened in 1991, diverges from the original route between Tower Gateway and Shadwell, the next station to the east. It dives down a steep ramp not far from the eastern end of the platforms, from which it is clearly visible. Tower Gateway is the terminus for the less busy service to Beckton. Journeys to other branches of the DLR normally require a change.

In keeping with the DLR's original basic lightweight philosophy, Tower Gateway is a simple elevated terminus. As built it had two tracks and a cross-over. When the extension to Bank opened, its importance was substantially reduced. Before reconstruction it had a fairly narrow central platform, and a single track leading from the main route to a set of points immediately prior to the platforms.

Further major alterations began on 30 June 2008. The station reopened on 2 March 2009, rebuilt as a single-track terminus to enable three-car trains with a platform on each side of the train, one for arriving passengers and the other for departures (the Spanish solution).

  • The entrance to the station in 1988.
    The entrance to the station in 1988.
  • The original platforms, with the throat of Fenchurch Street railway station to the right.
    The original platforms, with the throat of Fenchurch Street railway station to the right.
  • View from the re-modelled station looking east, with Fenchurch Street approach tracks to the left.
    View from the re-modelled station looking east, with Fenchurch Street approach tracks to the left.
  • View of the re-modelled station looking west to buffers.
    View of the re-modelled station looking west to buffers.
  • Looking east past the buffers towards a train awaiting departure.
    Looking east past the buffers towards a train awaiting departure.
Preceding station   DLR   Following station
TerminusTemplate:DLR lines

Connections

London Buses routes 42, 78, 100 and RV1 and night route N551 serve the station.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Out-of-Station Interchanges" (Microsoft Excel). Transport for London. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2018. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  4. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  6. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
  8. ^ https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/stop/HUBTOG/tower-gateway

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