London City Airport is a

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station on the

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(DLR) Stratford-Woolwich and Bank-Woolwich Lines; serving

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in East

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. It opened on 2 December 2005. It was first located on what was initially

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branch, and was, until the extension to Woolwich Arsenal was completed, the reason for this branch. It continues to be an important station on the DLR. Trains run westbound to

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in the City of London, northbound to Stratford International and eastbound to Woolwich Arsenal. The station is in the

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and is located in

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History

Prior to December 2005,

trains would arrive at

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and would only be able to continue in a southeasterly direction towards Royal Victoria. In December 2005, however, the new King George V branch was opened. Before the station was built the land was home to Drew Primary School; the school was over 100 years old and consisted of three floors with classrooms also on the roof. The new Drew Primary can be found just down the road.London City Airport Consultative Committee – DLR Extension

Design

The station (like many

stations) is elevated. It is also fully enclosed. There are two entrances to the station and the platforms are connected by

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s and

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s to an intermediate level with a direct link into the airport concourse. Main access to the station for local passengers and mobility impaired customers is by a lower level subway. It has a direct covered connection with the adjacent airport terminal building. Although the station maintains the DLR philosophy of design, it makes concessions to cater for airport passengers, including a fully enclosed waiting room on the central island platform and, unusually for the DLR, a staffed ticket office. There is a crossover west of the station which allows trains from Poplar and Woolwich Arsenal to reverse here during periods of disruption.

Location

The station is situated to the west side of

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Services

Trains run westbound about every 10 minutes to

in the

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and every 10 minutes to Stratford International, adjacent to the

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. Journey time is 7 minutes to

to interchange with the

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branch of the DLR and with the

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; 12 minutes to Poplar to interchange with the Stratford and

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branches of the DLR; and 22 minutes to

in the

. Trains run eastbound every 10 minutes to Woolwich Arsenal. The journey time is 6 minutes to the terminus. In peak hours, the frequency increases to one train every eight minutes on both the Bank–Woolwich Arsenal and Stratford–Woolwich Arsenal lines, providing a service every four minutes between

and Woolwich Arsenal.

Connections

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routes 473 and

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serve the station.

References

External links

Transport for London website – London City Airport DLR station page
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