Transport for LondonHistory
The DLR opened in 1987 to serve the first brownfield developments in Docklands with 11 trains and 15 stations.
Since then, a number of extensions have seen the DLR extended to Bank, Beckton, Lewisham and London City Airport.
Today it is a 31 km railway with 38 stations and 94 vehicles and is now carrying more passengers than ever before. The system currently carries 64 million passengers a year, but this is expected to rise to more than 80 million by 2009.
Through further extensions and enhancements to the railway, the DLR will continue to meet demand while acting as a catalyst for regeneration.
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DLR is one of Britain's great transport success stories, carrying 64 million passengers a year with record levels of reliability and passenger satisfaction.
Find out more in:
About DLR Fact sheet - Winter 2006/07 (PDF 94KB).
