Docklands Light Railway

Docklands Light Railway

London 2012 has invested around £80m to improve the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) network. It will be an excellent link to several Games venues, including the Olympic Park.
The investment in the DLR has gone towards line extensions, new stations and new railcars to boost capacity, benefiting Londoners long after 2012.
Docklands Light Railway (DLR)
A Docklands Light Railway (DLR) train.


As well as helping to get spectators to the Games, this investment will connect large parts of east London that have previously lacked good transport links.

Passengers are already benefiting:

-    Fifty-five new railcars, 22 of which were co-funded by the ODA, are in service.
-    The new line extension between King George V and Woolwich Arsenal station – DLR’s second crossing under the River Thames – opened in January 2009.

A second new line extension from Canning Town to Stratford International Station  opened in mid-2011.

The DLR has built two new replacement platforms for London Overground to use at Stratford Regional Station. It is has converted the existing London Overground platforms so they can be used by the new line extension to Stratford International Station.

The DLR is a good option for people with a wide range of disabilities as the stations are step-free, there is level access between the floor of the train and platforms, and carriages are spacious.

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