Shadwell DLR station

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Shadwell DLR
Location
Place Shadwell
Local authority Tower Hamlets
Operations
Managed by Docklands Light Railway
Platforms in use 2
Transport for London
Zone 2
History
Key dates Opened 1987
Transport for London
List of London stations: Underground | National Rail


Shadwell DLR station on the Docklands Light Railway is between the termini of Bank and Tower Gateway to the west and Limehouse to the east. It stands on a viaduct shared with National Rail trains (on the c2c line to Essex, with a single island platform accessed by stairs and a passenger lift (via entrance on Watney Street). It opened on 31 August 1987 as part of the first tranche of DLR stations. The 1991 Bank extension joins the main DLR line just to the west of Shadwell.

The typical off peak service from the station is:

  • 15 tph (trains per hour) to Bank
  • 6 tph to Tower Gateway
  • 6 tph to King George V
  • 6 tph to Beckton
  • 9 tph to Lewisham

Shadwell is undergoing refurbishment. It will remain open during the work, which is due to finish in 2007.

DLR train at Shadwell
DLR train at Shadwell
Preceding station   DLR   Following station
Terminus
Docklands Light Railway
Tower Gateway branch
Terminus
Docklands Light Railway
Bank branch

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Coordinates: 51°30′42.16″N, 0°3′22.37″W