Docklands Light Railway

The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is a light metro or light rail system in London, England. It opened on 31 August 1987 to serve the redeveloped Docklands area of East London. It currently covers several areas of London. To the north, it reaches Stratford. To the south, Lewisham. To the west, Tower Gateway and Bank in the City of London financial district. To the east, Beckton, London City Airport and Woolwich Arsenal. The DLR is fully computer operated. It is automated and the only job is the emergency stop button.

Docklands Light Railway
A DLR train arrives at Royal Victoria
Overview
Owner	Docklands Light Railway Ltd, part of Transport for London
Locale	Greater London
Transit type	Rapid transit/Light metro
Number of lines	7
Number of stations	45
Daily ridership	340,000 (daily average, DfT 2017)
Annual ridership	122.3 million (2016/17)[1] 4.6%
Website	DLR
Operation
Began operation	31 August 1987
Operator(s)	KeolisAmey Docklands Ltd. Keolis (70%)/Amey (30%)
Number of vehicles	149 DLR rolling stock
Train length	2 or 3 carriages per trainset
Technical
System length	38 km (24 mi)
Track gauge	1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in) standard gauge
Electrification	750 V DC third rail
Average speed	80 km/h (50 mph)
Top speed	100 km/h (62 mph)

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Legend All stations have step-free access   Bank Tower Gateway ( Tower Hill, Fenchurch Street) Royal Mint Street Junction Shadwell( Shadwell) Limehouse Regent's Canal Limehouse Cut Westferry Delta Junction West India Quay West India Docks Canary Wharf West India Docks Heron Quays (original site) Heron Quays( Canary Wharf) West India Docks South Quay Millennium Quarterunder construction Millwall Inner Dock Crossharbour Mudchute(relocated 1999) Island Gardens(relocated 1999) River Thames Cutty Sark for Maritime Greenwich Greenwich Deptford Creek (four crossings) Deptford Bridge Elverson Road River Ravensbourne Lewisham Poplar Poplar depot Blackwall East India River Lee/Lea All Saints Langdon Park Limehouse Cut Devons Road Bow Church( Bow Road) Pudding Mill Lane Stratford Internationalfor High Speed 1 Stratford Stratford High Street Abbey Road West Ham Star Lane Canning Town Thames Wharf(proposed) West Silvertown Pontoon Dock Silvertown(proposed) London City Airport King George V River Thames Woolwich Arsenal Royal Victoria Custom Housefor ExCeL Exhibition Centre Prince Regent Royal Albert Beckton Park Cyprus Beckton Gallions Reach Beckton Depot Beckton Riverside (proposed) River Roding Creekmouth (proposed) Barking Riverside (proposed) Goresbrook (proposed) Dagenham Dock (proposed)