Canning Town station
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| Canning Town | |||
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| The bus station at Canning Town | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Canning Town | ||
| Local authority | London Borough of Newham | ||
| Operations | |||
| Managed by | London Underground | ||
| Owned by | London Underground | ||
| Platforms in use | 4 | ||
| National Rail | |||
| Station code | CNT | ||
| Annual entry/exit |
0.05 million * | ||
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| Zone | 3 | ||
| Annual entry/exit | 7.725 million † | ||
| History | |||
| 1847 1994 1999 2005 2006 |
Opened DLR branch to Beckton started Jublilee Line started DLR branch to King George V opened North London Line service discontinued |
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| † Data from Transport for London [1] | |||
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at this station. Disclaimer (PDF) | |||
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Canning Town station is a major inter-modal transport interchange in East London. It is served by London Underground's Jubilee Line and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR), as well as being served by local buses operated on behalf of London Buses. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.
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[edit] Interchange complex
The interchange is above ground, but access is via an underground concourse stretching the width of the site and connected to all platforms and the bus station by escalators, stairs and lifts. To the west of the complex is a pair of island platforms, one immediately above the other. The lower (surface level) platforms are served by the Jubilee Line and the upper platforms by the DLR. Alongside and to the east of the Jubilee Line platforms is an island platform which was served by the North London Line until 9 December 2006 and alongside that is the bus station, which has an enclosed above-ground concourse with doors to the surrounding bus bays.
The interchange is situated on a north-south alignment, constrained by Bow Creek immediately to the west, Silvertown Way to the east, a major east-west road bridge crossing the throat of the station to the north, and the River Thames to the south.
The DLR branch to London City Airport opened on December 2, 2005. This line diverges from the line to Beckton south of the interchange, with trains from both branches serving the current platforms. The first station along this route is West Silvertown.
[edit] History
The Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway station was opened on the south side of the Barking Road in 1846, being moved to the north side of Barking Road (near Stephenson Street) in 1888. The booking hall was replaced in the 1960s, and survived until May 28, 1994. On October 29, 1995 a new North London Line station on the current site was opened.
The DLR station opened on March 28, 1994, but was closed between June 6, 1996 and March 5, 1998 for the construction of the Jubilee Line extension. The Jubilee Line station opened on 14 May 1999. The North London Line platforms closed on December 9, 2006, as part of the closure of the Stratford to North Woolwich section of the line.
[edit] Future developments
The North London Line platforms will be redeveloped as part of the extension of the DLR from Canning Town to Stratford International via West Ham, which would see a more frequent service to Stratford, although passengers to NLL destinations beyond will have to change.
On the DLR City Airport extension there is a station planned south-east of here called Thames Wharf, depending mainly on the regeneration of the area.
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toward King George V
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toward Stratford
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North London Line
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toward North Woolwich
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toward Stratford International
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Docklands Light Railway |
toward Beckton
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toward King George V
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