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Skip to navigationFifty per cent capacity boost as DLR rolls out three-carriage trains
Passengers on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) are set for a significant expansion in service as the first of a fleet of new three-carriage trains has gone into public service.
Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has confirmed its platforms at Bank station have reopened.
The station has been closed to upgrade it for three-car operation, and to enhance and improve the platforms, lighting and signage. Three-car operation will now be introduced gradually on the Bank-Lewisham route.
DLR Bank Platforms to reopen on 1 February following three-car upgrade work
- Completed engineering works will lead to 50 per cent increase in capacity on trains serving the Bank-Lewisham route
- Additional bus services in place to assist passengers over extra weekend closure
DLR services for the London International Boat Show
DLR services have been enhanced for the London International Boat Show at ExCeL London during January 2010.
DLR will be running a special Christmas and New Year service between 24 December and 1 January
On Christmas Eve, 24 December, DLR services between Bank/Tower Gateway and Poplar/West India Quay will be suspended. Replacement bus services will operate, connecting with remaining services.
Bank DLR platforms will be closed until end January with no service to/from Bank.
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DLR awards £10m contract for final three-carriage works
Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has awarded a £10m contract for capacity upgrades and improvements to its Beckton route to Taylor Woodrow.
Faster interchange for DLR Limehouse passengers
A £1.9m footbridge that will make it easier for thousands of passengers to transfer between Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and national rail services was opened at Limehouse station today by the Mayor of London's transport advisor, Kulveer Ranger.
DLR toasts 10 years of the Lewisham extension
Docklands Light Railway (DLR), part of Transport for London (TfL), is today celebrating the tenth anniversary of its Lewisham extension. The £200m line officially opened on 22 November 1999 and has carried around 80m passengers during its first decade.
Bank DLR Platforms to close for upgrade works
Track and signalling upgrade will increase capacity
Transport for London (TfL) today advised its passengers that the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) platforms at Bank station will close on December 24 for a month to allow the completion of engineering work for the network's three-car upgrade between Bank and Lewisham.
DLR Station 'moves' at the weekend
An extraordinary feat of engineering on the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) has effectively moved a whole station without any disruption to passengers.
South Quay station closed on Friday evening and a state-of-the-art replacement opened this morning 125 metres away, after being tested over the weekend.
