Shadwell DLR station
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Shadwell DLR station on the Docklands Light Railway
is between the terminals of Bank and Tower Gateway
to the west and Limehouse
to the east. The 1991 Bank extension joins the main DLR line just to the west of Shadwell.
serving trains in both directions. The ticket machines and entrance are located at ground level to the west of the island platforms, facing onto Watney Street. The station is usually unstaffed like most other stations on the DLR. There is a crossover west of the station which allows trains from Westferry, Bank or Tower Gateway to reverse here. London Bus route 339 stops near the station.
Nearby is station on the London Overground
(formerly the London Underground
East London Line
), a very short walk away, on the other side of Watney Street from the DLR station, with entrances on Cornwall Street and Cable Street. The interchange
between the two is denoted as an official interchange on the London Underground map.
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro or light rail system opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of London...
is between the terminals of Bank and Tower Gateway
Tower Gateway DLR station
Tower Gateway is a Docklands Light Railway station near the Tower of London. It is in Travelcard Zone 1. It adjoins the tracks to Fenchurch Street station and is on the site of the closed Minories railway station....
to the west and Limehouse
Limehouse station
Limehouse station is a railway station located in the Limehouse district of east London. The station is in Travelcard Zone 2 and is served by Docklands Light Railway services and by National Rail services operated by c2c out of Fenchurch Street station...
to the east. The 1991 Bank extension joins the main DLR line just to the west of Shadwell.
History
It opened on 31 August 1987 as part of the first tranche of DLR stations. Initially designed for one-car DLR trains, Shadwell's platform underwent extension to two-car operation in 1991. The station underwent further refurbishment in 2009, which extended the platforms to accommodate three-car trains, revamped the station entrance at ground level, and added an emergency exit at the east end of the platforms.Location
The station stands on a viaduct and consists of a single island platformIsland platform
An island platform is a station layout arrangement where a single platform is positioned between two tracks within a railway station, tram stop or transitway interchange...
serving trains in both directions. The ticket machines and entrance are located at ground level to the west of the island platforms, facing onto Watney Street. The station is usually unstaffed like most other stations on the DLR. There is a crossover west of the station which allows trains from Westferry, Bank or Tower Gateway to reverse here. London Bus route 339 stops near the station.
Nearby is station on the London Overground
London Overground
London Overground is a suburban rail network in London and Hertfordshire. It has been operated by London Overground Rail Operations since 2007 as part of the National Rail network, under the franchise control and branding of Transport for London...
(formerly the London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
East London Line
East London Line
The East London Line is a London Overground line which runs north to south through the East End, Docklands and South areas of London.Built in 1869 by the East London Railway Company, which reused the Thames Tunnel, originally intended for horse-drawn carriages, the line became part of the London...
), a very short walk away, on the other side of Watney Street from the DLR station, with entrances on Cornwall Street and Cable Street. The interchange
Interchange station
An interchange station or a transfer station is a train station for more than one railway route in a public transport system, and allows passengers to change from one route to another. Transfer may occur within the same mode, or between rail modes, or to buses...
between the two is denoted as an official interchange on the London Underground map.
Services
The typical off peak service from the station is:- 15 tph (trains per hour) to Bank
- 6 tph to Tower Gateway
- 6 tph to Woolwich Arsenal
- 6 tph to Beckton
- 9 tph to Lewisham