Shadwell DLR station

This article is about the Docklands Light Railway station. For the London Overground station, see Shadwell railway station. For the London and Blackwall Railway station, see Shadwell & St. George's East railway station.

Shadwell is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in Shadwell in east London, England and is between the terminals of Bank and Tower Gateway to the west and Limehouse to the east. The 1991 Bank extension joins the main DLR line just to the west of Shadwell. It is located near Shadwell railway station for London Overground services, in Travelcard Zone 2.

Shadwell
Shadwell Location of Shadwell in Greater London
Location	Shadwell
Local authority	London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Managed by	Docklands Light Railway
Owner	Transport for London
Number of platforms	2
Accessible	Yes[1]
Fare zone	2
OSI	Shadwell
DLR annual boardings and alightings
2019	8.862 million[2]
2020	4.061 million[3]
2021	4.668 million[4]
2022	5.050 million[5]
2023	6.360 million[6]
Key dates
31 August 1987	Opened
Other information
Coordinates	51.511711°N 0.056214°W / 51.511711; -0.056214
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History

This station opened on 31 August 1987 as part of the first tranche of DLR stations. It is located 50 yards to the west of an earlier station that was first called Shadwell and then renamed Shadwell & St. George's East, serving the slow lines of the London, Tilbury & Southend Railway that this section of the DLR replaced.

Initially designed for one-car DLR trains, Shadwell's platform was extended for two-car operation in 1991. The station was refurbished in 2009: the platforms were extended to accommodate three-car trains, the station entrance at ground level was altered, and an emergency exit was added at the east end of the platforms.

Location

The station stands on a viaduct and consists of a single island platform serving trains in both directions. The ticket machines and entrance are at ground level to the west of the island platforms, facing onto Watney Street. The station is usually unstaffed, like most stations on the DLR. There is a crossover west of the station which allows trains from Westferry, Bank or Tower Gateway to reverse here.

Connections

London Buses routes 100, 339 and D3 serve the station.^[7]

Services

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour from Shadwell is:^[8]

• 6 tph to Tower Gateway
• 18 tph to Bank
• 6 tph to Beckton
• 6 tph to Woolwich Arsenal
• 12 tph to Lewisham via Canary Wharf

Additional services call at the station during the peak hours, increasing the total service to up to 30 tph in each direction.

Preceding station		DLR		Following station
Tower Gateway Terminus		Docklands Light Railway		Limehouse towards Lewisham, Beckton or Woolwich Arsenal
Bank Terminus

References

1. "Step free Tube Guide" (PDF). Transport for London. April 2021. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2021.
2. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2019. Transport for London. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2020. Transport for London. 16 April 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
4. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2021. Transport for London. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
5. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2022. Transport for London. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
6. "Station Usage Data" (XLSX). Usage Statistics for London Stations, 2023. Transport for London. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 16 September 2024.
7. "Shadwell (Zone 2)". TfL. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
8. "DLR train timetables". Transport for London. Retrieved 22 August 2023.

External links

• Docklands Light Railway website – Shadwell station page