Abbey Road DLR station is a

Docklands Light Railway The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London, England and provides a direct connection between London's two major financial districts, Canary Wharf and the City of Londo ...

station in

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in the

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, in east

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, England. It is located on the

Stratford International extension The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated medium-capacity rail system, light metro system serving the redeveloped London Docklands, Docklands area of London, England and provides a direct connection between London's two major financial ...

of the Docklands Light Railway.

History

The station is built on the original route of the

Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway The Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway in east London connected the Royal Docks with the Eastern Counties Railway (ECR). Authorised in 1844, it opened in 1846, and was absorbed by the ECR in 1847. The ECR amalgamated with other railwa ...

which opened between Stratford and

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stations in 1846. The line became part of what is now known as the

North London Line The North London line (NLL) is a railway line which passes through the inner suburbs of west, north-west, north, and east London, England between Richmond in the south-west and Stratford in the east, avoiding central London. Its route is a rou ...

in 1979. The Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway had four tracks over this section of route. The western pair were redeveloped as part of an extension to the

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in 1999 and the eastern pair, which carried the North London Line service, were cut back at Stratford in 2006. The tracks were converted for use as part of the Docklands Light Railway and the station was constructed with two platforms. It opened on 31 August 2011, over a year late, providing the community new links to the rest of London.

Design

Abbey Road station utilises a simple platform setup with two tracks.Abbey Road station map
''DLR Developments'' Retrieved 2010-04-04 At the southern section of each platform are lifts and stairs for access to a skybridge to connect the two platforms. The eastern end of this bridge has a concourse that runs to the northern side of Abbey Road, where passengers can exit the station. The Jubilee line passes through this station but does not have platforms here. Along with Stratford High Street, Stratford and Star Lane - the station has artwork ''Places of Exchange'' by Scottish artist Toby Paterson - tessellated patterns inspired by the local area, etched into the glass panels of the station.

Location

The area between

and Stratford has been identified for major regeneration and new development as part of the

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. The street that it serves is named after the nearby

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. The station is nowhere near the other, better-known

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fame, which is located in

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, with the celebrated zebra crossing near

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. Signs directing travellers to the right station are posted, complete with references to The Beatles' hits. The station is on Abbey Road in

, which is a busy road linking the A118, A11 and A12 at Bow and the A1011 and A112 at

, avoiding Stratford town centre.

Services

Off-peak, trains run every ten minutes North to Stratford International and South to Woolwich Arsenal. In the peak hours trains run every eight minutes.

References

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