Canary Wharf is a

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(DLR) station in the

Canary Wharf Canary Wharf is an area of London, England, located near the Isle of Dogs in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Canary Wharf is defined by the Greater London Authority as being part of London's central business district, alongside Central Lon ...

in East London. The station was built into the base of One Canada Square itself, between two parts of a shopping centre,Canary Wharf - Transport for London
''TfL official site'' Retrieved 3 September 2007 it serves the Canary Wharf office complex. The station itself has six platforms serving three rail tracks and is sheltered by a distinctive elliptical glass roof. Canary wharf DLR platform

The station is located on the DLR between Heron Quays station and West India Quay station. Canary Wharf is presently a terminus for the Stratford-Lewisham Line and services now only run to Lewisham in peak hours. The station is shown on the

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as being within walking distance of

Canary Wharf Underground station Canary Wharf is a London Underground station at Canary Wharf and is on the Jubilee line, between and stations. The station is located in Travelcard Zone 2 and was opened on 17 September 1999 as part of the Jubilee Line Extension. Over 40&nbs ...

; however, Heron Quays DLR station is indicated as closer by around 50 metres. It is also within walking distance of Canary Wharf station on the

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, although West India Quay DLR and Poplar DLR stations are considered to be closer.

History

Canary Wharf station had been part of the original DLR plans, but when the system opened in August 1987 the station was not ready.DLR history timeline
''TfL official site'' Retrieved 3 September 2007 It was originally planned that the station would be similar to the original station at

Heron Quays Heron Quays is an area of the Canary Wharf development on the Isle of Dogs, part of the London Docklands. It is served by a railway station on the London Docklands Light Railway network, Heron Quays DLR station, which was moved south after the ...

, with two small platforms either side of the tracks. It soon became apparent that the Canary Wharf development would produce demand well above the capacity of a simple station. On 17 July 1987 (over a month before the DLR opened to the public) a contract was awarded to GEC-

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Railway Group to rebuild the station into the considerably more elaborate and spacious design that exists today. It was opened in November 1991.

Services

Canary Wharf is served by two lines of the DLR —

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and Stratford to

. Service to Bank comes at 3.5 minute intervals from 6.30am to 10.00am; four minute intervals from 4.30pm to 7.30pm; seven minutes intervals from 7.30pm to 9pm; and ten minute intervals from 5.30am to 6.30am, 10am to 4pm, and 9pm to 12.30am.DLR frequencies
''TfL official site'' Retrieved 4 September 2007 There are also occasional services between Tower Gateway and

or Crossharbour.

Connections

London Buses routes 135, 277, D3, D7, D8 and night routes N277 and N550 serve the station.

References

External links

Canary Wharf station
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's website {{DEFAULTSORT:Canary Wharf Dlr Station Canary Wharf Docklands Light Railway stations in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1991 1991 establishments in England

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