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King George V
Location of King George V in Greater London |
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| Location | North Woolwich |
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| Local authority | London Borough of Newham |
| Managed by | Docklands Light Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Accessible | [1] |
| Fare zone | 3 |
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| 2 December 2005 | Opened |
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| List of stations | Underground · National Rail |
King George V DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) which opened on 2 December 2005 and named after King George V Dock, nearby. The station is in the London Borough of Newham and is located in Travelcard Zone 3. Station and on-train announcements refer to the station as 'King George the Fifth'.
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The station opened on 2 December 2005. Until January 2009, it served as a temporary terminus for the King George V branch of DLR but the line has since been extended under the River Thames to Woolwich Arsenal.[2]
The station is located at the northern end of Pier Road in North Woolwich. It is located within walking distance of the Woolwich Ferry.
Trains run every 10 minutes to Bank in the City of London, and with the same frequency to Woolwich Arsenal. Journey time is 9 minutes to Canning Town to interchange with the Beckton branch of the DLR, 14 minutes to Poplar to interchange with the Stratford and Lewisham branches of the DLR and 24 minutes to Bank in the City of London. In peak hours, a Canning Town-Woolwich Arsenal shuttle gives a combined service interval of five minutes.
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