Pontoon Dock is a station on the

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(DLR) in

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in east

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, which is on the Woolwich Arsenal branch, opened on 2 December 2005. It is located in the east of

in the London Borough of Newham, in the redevelopment zone known as

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, and is in

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History

Originally DLR trains from Canning Town ran easterly to Royal Victoria and on to

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. On 2 December 2005 the

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branch (since extended to Woolwich Arsenal) was opened and gave another, more southeasterly, route on which there are now four intermediate stations, West Silvertown, Pontoon Dock,

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, and King George V. During the London 2012 Olympic games it was connected by a pathway over the road to the exit of the

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Location

The track through Pontoon Dock parallels the (

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) North Woolwich Road, and gives excellent views to the south across the

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of the

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.Pontoon Dock local area map
''Transport for London'' Retrieved 2008-11-02 Pontoon Dock station is near the small eponymous quay, the Barrier Point residential complex and

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, a large commercial and residential development on the riverside, which now covers the location previously owned by

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, where the infamous

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occurred and where there is now a small memorial. As of September 2016, this memorial has been moved to the main park of the Royal Wharf development. A crossover at Pontoon Dock allows trains to reverse in service disruptions.

Connections

London Buses routes

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and

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serve the station.

Services

The service interval through Pontoon Dock between

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, in the

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and Woolwich Arsenal is ten minutes off peak. In peak hours, this increases to every eight minutes, with an additional service to Stratford International, providing a service every four minutes between Canning Town and Woolwich Arsenal.

References

External links

Pontoon Dock DLR station page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pontoon Dock Dlr Station Docklands Light Railway stations in the London Borough of Newham Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 2005 Silvertown