Canning Town station
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Canning Town station is a major intermodal transport interchange situated at Canning Town in East London. It is served by trains of London Underground's Jubilee Line, National Rail's North London Line, and the Docklands Light Railway. It is also served by local buses operated on behalf of London Buses and express shuttle buses to London City Airport. The interchange is in Travelcard Zone 3.
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Interchange complex
The interchange complex is above ground, but access is via an underground concourse stretching the width of the site and connected to all platforms and the bus station by escalators, stairs and lifts/elevators. To the west of the complex is a pair of island platforms, one immediately above the other. The lower (surface level) platform is served by the Jubilee Line whilst the upper (elevated) platform is served by the Docklands Light Railway. Alongside and to the east of the Jubilee Line platform is an island platform served by the North London Line and alongside that is the bus station, which has an enclosed above ground concouse with doors to the surrounding bus bays.
The interchange is situated on a north-south alignment, constrained by Bow Creek immdediately to the west, Silvertown Way to the east, a major east-west road bridge crossing the throat of the station to the north, and the River Thames to the south.
In terms of railway geography, the interchange is located:
- On the Jubilee Line, between North Greenwich and West Ham stations.
- On the Docklands Light Railway, between East India and Royal Victoria stations.
- On the North London Line, between West Ham and Custom House stations.
Future developments
An branch of the Docklands Light Railway from Canning Town to London City Airport is currently under construction and is due to open during 2005. This line will diverge from the existing line to Beckton south of the interchange, with trains from both branches serving the current platform. The first station along this route from Canning Town will be West Silvertown.
A planned extension of the Docklands Light Railway from Canning Town to Stratford International station via West Ham would see the removal of North London Line services from Canning Town, and their replacement by Docklands Light Rail trains on a more frequent service.
History of the station site
On the station is a plaque commemorating the Thames Ironworks, which stood on this site. There is no memorial to the 38 people who died in the "Albion Disaster" of the 21st of June 1898. Crowds rushed forward as the ship "The Albion" was being launched, and a bridge collapsed. The event is recorded in a poem by William McGonagall.
External links
- Docklands Light Railway website - Canning Town station page (http://www.tfl.gov.uk/dlr/stations/canning_town.shtml)
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