Gallions Reach DLR station

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Gallions Reach DLR station is a station on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) in the Royal Docks area of east London. It serves the recent residential developments around Royal Albert Dock. The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between Cyprus and Beckton stations. It is in Travelcard Zone 3.

The crossover junction north of the station, which is normally used for trains from the west going to Beckton DLR depot, can also be used for trains from Beckton and Poplar to reverse. This is the easternmost station on the DLR, as Beckton is actually further west.

Similar to other stations on the Beckton branch, the platforms have not been extended to accommodate 3-car trains, with selective door operation being used instead.[1]

History

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Ruins of Beckton Gas Works from Gallions Reach, 1994

When the station opened with the Beckton extension in 1994, it was surrounded by brownfield land such as the old Beckton Gas Works, which closed in 1970.[2] Given this, ridership was very low, despite suburban residential development in nearby Beckton.[3] It was named after a section of the river.

Ridership grew following the opening of the UEL Docklands Campus and Gallions Reach Shopping Park[4] in the early 2000s and residential development around Royal Albert Dock in the 2010s.[5] By 2019, ridership had increased to 1.42m a year.[6]

In the mid-2000s, there were proposals for a DLR extension to Dagenham Dock, which would have branched off east of the station. This was cancelled in 2008.[7] A route of East London Transit was also proposed to pass through the area.[8]

The local area has also been proposed for various road crossings of the River Thames – the East London River Crossing and Gallions Reach Crossing.[9]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Gallions Reach is:[10]

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the service to up to 16 tph in each direction.

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Future

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Connections

London Buses routes 129, 262, 366 and night route N551 serve the station.[17]

See also

References

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External links

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