Prince Regent DLR station is a station on the

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(DLR) in

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in east

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. The station was opened on 28 March 1994 and provides access to the eastern end of the

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and ICC London. The station signage is subtitled 'for ExCeL East'. The station is named after Prince Regent Lane, which runs north from the station towards the

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. There is a small bus station adjoining the station with buses to Plaistow and

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. The station is located on the DLR's Beckton branch, between

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and Royal Albert stations. It is in

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. During major exhibitions at the adjacent Excel Centre an additional DLR shuttle service operates between Canning Town and Prince Regent stations, to supplement the normal Tower Gateway to Beckton service. The trains shuttle reverse on a crossover well to the east of the station, within sight of the next station at Royal Albert.

Connections

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routes

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, 473,

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and school route

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serve the station.

References

External links

Docklands Light Railway website – Prince Regent station page
{{Docklands Light Railway Docklands Light Railway stations in the London Borough of Newham Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1994

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