Transport for LondonDocklands Light Railway
Skip to navigation << Back to indexDocklands Light Railway Ltd - which is responsible for planning and managing the franchised railway - is an integral part of TfL London Rail. The award-winning railway has already been extended three times and work has started on another extension to London City Airport (due to open 2005).
An application under the Transport and Works Act was submitted for the construction of an extension from King George V DLR station at North Woolwich - under the Thames - to Woolwich Arsenal. The DLR station at Woolwich Arsenal will be fully integrated with main line services and could be open by 2008. There are also plans for extensions to Stratford International, and Barking Reach and Dagenham.
The number of passengers on Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has been increasing and is expected to reach 60 million by 2006. To manage this increase in usage, 24 new vehicles were delivered and commissioned into service.
A major new development, the new Heron Quays station, opened in December 2002 and will be fully integrated with the new office towers on either side when they are complete. By September 2003, the station will be linked to a new retail mall and to Canary Wharf Jubilee Line station in Spring 2004.
The concessionaire to design, build, finance and maintain the 4.4 km extension to London City Airport was appointed and work formally started in March.
Last year, DLR, which is accessible with step free access to every train, began a £20 million vehicle refurbishment programme. The vehicles will have a new seat layout to improve capacity and comfort and to reflect the requirements of the Disability Discrimination Act.
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