West Silvertown DLR station

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 the 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 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

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

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction, with up to 8 tph to Bank and Stratford International.

Preceding station   DLR   Following station
Canning Town
  Docklands Light Railway   Pontoon Dock
  Future Development  
Thames Wharf
  Docklands Light Railway   Pontoon Dock

Future

A future Thames Wharf station between this station and Canning Town is safeguarded and 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.
  9. ^ "DLR train timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 11 August 2023.
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