Gallions Reach (DLR)
Gallions Reach is a Docklands Light Railway (DLR) station in the London Borough of Newham . It is in the Travelcard tariff zone 3 on Royal Docks Road in the Beckton district . A little further north, a track branches off that leads to one of the two DLR depots .
The station was opened on March 28, 1994, along with the branch line towards Beckton . During the heyday of Docklands, there was a train station called Manor Way at almost the same location . It was built in July 1881 by the Eastern Counties and Thames Junction Railway , was moved a few dozen meters to a new location in 1886 and had to be closed on September 8, 1940 due to irreparable bomb damage on the line.
In the medium term, a new route along the Thames is to lead from Gallions Reach to Dagenham Dock station . The aim is to develop the former industrial site Barking Reach , which will be converted into a new residential and business area. The opening was originally planned for 2017, but the project has since been postponed.
Web links
- Information on the Docklands Light Railway website
Individual evidence
- ^ Docklands Light Railway. Clive's Underground Line Guides, accessed January 6, 2013 .
- ^ Station name: Manor Way (1st site). Disused stations site record, April 20, 2010, accessed January 6, 2013 .
- ^ Station name: Manor Way (2nd site). Disused stations site record, April 20, 2010, accessed January 6, 2013 .
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Coordinates: 51 ° 30 ′ 32 " N , 0 ° 4 ′ 18.4" E